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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.32
Title
Seated Vishnu Depicted as King of Boon Bestowers (Varadaraja)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, figurine
Date
Medieval period, 14th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Tamil Nadu
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202279

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lost-wax cast copper alloy; from Tamil Nadu, South India
Dimensions
H. 32.7 x W. 22.2 x D. 10.9 cm (12 7/8 x 8 3/4 x 4 5/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art and Asian Art Department Discretionary Fund
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.32
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), no. 70, p. 67

Exhibition History

  • S424: Indian and Southeast Asian Sculpture, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 08/01/2008
  • Re-View: Arts of India & the Islamic Lands, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/26/2008 - 06/01/2013

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project
  • Collection Highlights

Verification Level

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