Plaque with Seated Ascetic

CultureThai
Titles
  • Plaque with Seated Ascetic
Date7th-9th Century
PlaceSi Thep, Thailand , Asia
MediumSheet gold Template for mount in accession file.
Dimensions3 × 1 15/16 × 1/8 in. (7.6 × 4.9 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2392
Non exposé

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ProvenanceNatasha Eilenberg (1919-2012), New York, by the 1950-60s; [Sotheby's, New York, March 26, 1998, lot 268][1][2]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1998-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Sotheby's, New York, March 26, 1998, lot 268.
[2]Glassell Inventory, described on 5/1/98.

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