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A gilded brass sculpture of a decorated person sitting on a pedestal that has two small people underneath it.

The gilded brass sculpture is of a person sitting on a decorated pedestal. The sculpture is shiny and grey in color. The pedestal features two smaller people crouched underneath with their arms raised up. The person on top of the pedestal has their left leg crossed and right leg bent down. Their hands are holding a small object in front of their chest. They are decorated with necklaces, large earrings, bracelets, and bands on their calves. On top of their head are spiked shapes. Behind them are long swirling shapes that go from their shoulders to their seat.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1991.276
Title
Seated Bodhisattva Mahasri Târâ, from the gTsang district
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, figurine
Date
probably 13th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, Tibet
Culture
Tibetan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/200962

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brass with cold gilding over silver wash on the face, and with blue pigment in the hair
Dimensions
H. 10.5 x W. 6.6 x D. 4.9 cm (4 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ralph C. Marcove, M.D., New York purchased from Sotheby's, New York (1985).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ralph C. Marcove, M.D.
Accession Year
1991
Object Number
1991.276
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Susan L. Huntington and John C. Huntington, Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th-12th centuries) and its International Legacy, exh. cat., Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, Ohio, 1989), pp. 383-384, no. 150

Exhibition History

  • Re-View: S228-230 Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/31/2008 - 06/01/2013
  • 32Q: 1610 Buddhist Art I, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 06/18/2024

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