Standing Figure of Mahasiddha

CultureChinese or Tibetan
Titles
  • Standing Figure of Mahasiddha
Date18th Century or earlier
PlaceTibet
MediumGold, bronze, and pigment
Dimensions7 7/8 × 5 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (20 × 13.7 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2404
Non exposé

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Provenance[…]; [Sotheby's London, April 30, 1992, lot 385] [1][2]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1992-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Sotheby's London, April 30, 1992, lot 385.
[2]Glassell Inventory, described on 5/6/92.

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