Pair of Lions

CultureRajasthan, Northern India, probably Udaipur
Titles
  • Pair of Lions
Datec. 1880
MediumSilver over wood
Dimensions.1: 23 × 28 5/8 × 9 7/8 in. (58.4 × 72.7 × 25.1 cm)
.2: 23 7/16 × 27 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (59.5 × 69.2 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Manmeet and Paul Likhari
Object number2022.29.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceEarl Roseberry at Mentmore Towers, purportedly, until 1977; Bellerive Castle, Geneva, Switzerland, residence of Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan; [Christie’s, Sale 19167, 1 October, 2020, Paris]; [Sam Fogg Ltd., London, 2020]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.

Exhibition HistoryThis pair of lions has not been previously displayed in an exhibition.
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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