Pair of Makara Finials

CultureTibetan
Titles
  • Pair of Makara Finials
Date13th century
MediumGilt-copper repoussé
DimensionsOverall (.1): 17 3/4 × 14 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (45.1 × 36.2 × 11.4 cm)
Overall (.2): 17 3/16 × 14 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (43.7 × 37.5 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment
Object number2024.559.1,.2
Non exposé

Explore Further

Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceSpink & Son Ltd., London, 1978
Sotheby’s, New York, March, 1999
Rossi & Rossi, New York, March,
American Private Collection, acquired in 1999
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2024
Exhibition HistorySpink & Son Ltd., London, Indian and South East Asian Art, 1978
Sacred Symbols: The Ritual Art of Tibet, Sotheby’s
Rossi & Rossi, Ltd., New York, Asia Week NY March, 1999

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
N/A
N/A
Catalogue raisonnéN/A

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Belt Buckle
19th century
Repousse gold over copper
2004.2307
High-spouted Ewer
late 12th century
Brass; raised, repoussé, inlaid with silver and copper
2014.1
c. 1600–1620
Ebonized wood, gilt bronze, semi-precious stones and repousse silver
74.249.3
c. 1600–1620
Ebonized wood, gilt bronze, semi-precious stones and repousse silver
74.249.4
Pair of Torah Finials
Georg Zeiller
1825
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.29.2.A,.B
Pair of Torah Finials
Charles Hougham
1790
Sterling silver and silver-gilt
2022.227.A,.B
Ceremonial Pectoral Dish with Vajra Motifs (Mas piring)
17th–18th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
2006.532
Crown
c. 19th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
2006.541
Queen's Crown
c. 1890
Repousse gold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and gold leaf
2004.2256
Crown
1735–1790
Hammered and repousse gold
2004.2281.A-.D
Crown
16th–17th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
2006.538
Torah Finials
Hendrik Kramer
1756
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.35.A,.B