Shiva

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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ProvenanceChristian Humann (d. 1981), aka Pan-Asian Collection, New York, 1950s through 1970s–1981 [1] [2]; purchased by R. H. Ellsworth Ltd., New York, 1981–1990 [1] [2]; [Sotheby's New York, October 5, 1990, lot 118][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1990–2004 [3]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[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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