Artist
Unknown Thai
CultureThai
Titles
- Shiva
- Buddha Plaque
Date7th-9th century
PlaceSi Thep, Thailand
MediumGold
Dimensions7 × 5 7/8 × 1/2 in. (17.8 × 14.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2398
Non exposé
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Department
Asian Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
[1] Sotheby's New York, October 5, 1990, lot 119.
[2] New York Times, "Auctions," July 27, 1990.
[3] Glassell Inventory, #2089, described on January 31, 1991.
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