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CultureIndian
Titles
  • Shiva Nataraja
Datelate 19th–early 20th century
MediumBronze
Dimensions76 × 59 5/8 × 25 in. (193 × 151.4 × 63.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment
Object number2025.227
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
106M Lovett Gallery
Exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK; [John Eskenazi Ltd, London, 2001]; purchased by MFAH, 2025.

Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Shiva Nataraja: Der kosmische Tänzer Museum Rietberg, Zurich: 16th November, 2008 to 1st March, 2009
Exhibited and Published: Bronze Royal Academy, London: 15th September to 9th December, 2012, illustrated in the catalogue of the exhibition: No. 138, page 231
Exhibited and Published: On the Paths of Enlightenment: The Myth of India in Western Culture, 1808-2017, Museo d’arte della Svitzera Italiana, Lugano 24 September, 2017 to 21 January, 2018 Illustrated in the catalogue of the exhibition: No. 186, Page 202
Exhibited and Published: Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs and Peoples, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas 27 October, 2024 to 20 January, 2025; Illustrated: Selected Highlights in the Exhibition, p. 2.
Published References Exhibited and Published: - Bronze, Royal Academy, London Exhibition Dates: 15 September – 9 December 2012 Catalogue Reference: Illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, No. 138, p. 231 - On the Paths of Enlightenment: The Myth of India in Western Culture, 1808–2017, Museo d’arte della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano Exhibition Dates: 24 September 2017 – 21 January 2018 Catalogue Reference: Illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, No. 186, p. 202 - Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs and Peoples, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas Exhibition Dates: 27 October 2024 – 20 January 2025 Catalogue Reference: Illustrated in Selected Highlights in the Exhibition, p. 2 Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Plaque
Unknown Indonesian
19th century
Gold
2004.2278
Brooch
Unknown Indonesian
late 18th–early 19th century
Gold alloy, silver alloy, red cloth, and inlaid gemstones
2004.2269
Wutala, Ancestral Crown
Unknown Indonesian
15th–17th century
Gold
2004.2311
Pectoral of Sacred Mat (Tikar Mas) with Chain
Unknown Indonesian
19th century
Gold
2004.2426
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Imperial Roman
c. 200–225 AD
Bronze
62.19
Unknown
c. late 18th - early 19th century
Leather, porcupine quills, glass beads, silk, and sinew
2025.767.A,.B
Crown
Unknown Indonesian
16th–17th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
2006.538
Wutala, Ancestral Crown
Unknown Indonesian
17th–18th century
Gold
2004.2308
front of object
Unknown Burmese
7th-9th century
Gold
2004.2396
Longcase Clock
André-Charles Boulle
c. 1685
Oak, tortoiseshell veneer, brass, and pewter; gilt-bronze; enamel and glass
2021.368
Necklace
Unknown Indonesian
c. 1890
Gold alloy, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds
2004.2263
Kris
Unknown Indonesian
17th–early 18th Century
Gold, wood, rubies
2004.2351.A,.B
Unknown Indian