Surya

CultureIndian
Titles
  • Surya
Date11th century
PlaceBihar, India
PlaceBengal, , India
MediumBlack chlorite
DimensionsOverall: 37 5/8 × 18 × 7 1/4 in. (95.5 × 45.7 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
Object number98.244
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceResearch Ongoing
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "African-American Advisory Association (Five-A)" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 2 to April 7, 2003.

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