Dancing Goddesses

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Public Domain

CultureTibetan
Titles
  • Dancing Goddesses
  • Plaque with Four Female Consorts
Date15th century
PlaceTibet
MediumGilt bronze
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/4 × 14 1/2 in. (31.1 × 36.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.505
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[[Sotheby's, New York, November 30, 1994, lot 65][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 2008-2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 12/5/94.
Exhibition History"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.

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