Pair of Makara Finials

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Artist Unknown

CultureTibetan

Titles

Pair of Makara Finials

Date13th century

MediumGilt-copper repoussé

DimensionsOverall (.1): 17 3/4 × 14 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (45.1 × 36.2 × 11.4 cm)
Overall (.2): 17 3/16 × 14 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (43.7 × 37.5 × 11.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment

Object number2024.559.1,.2

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Department

Asian Art

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceSpink & Son Ltd., London, 1978
Sotheby’s, New York, March, 1999
Rossi & Rossi, New York, March,
American Private Collection, acquired in 1999
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2024
Exhibition HistorySpink & Son Ltd., London, Indian and South East Asian Art, 1978
Sacred Symbols: The Ritual Art of Tibet, Sotheby’s
Rossi & Rossi, Ltd., New York, Asia Week NY March, 1999

Published References Three relevant publications: Spink & Son Ltd., Indian and South East Asian Art, London, 1978, pp. 26-27, no. 61 Robert A. F. Thurman and David Weldon, Sacred Symbols: The Ritual Art of Tibet, Sotheby’s, NY, March, 1999 Rossi & Rossi, Ltd., exhibition catalogue, New York, 1999, pp. 104-105, cat. no. 47 Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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