Carved votive seal
Votive Seal
circa 9th century (made)
circa 9th century (made)
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Votive seal with a seated Bodhisattva
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Carved votive seal (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
Brief description | Votive seal with a seated boddhisattva, terracotta, Bihar, eastern India, 9th century |
Physical description | Votive seal with a seated Bodhisattva |
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Production type | Unique |
Gallery label | VOTIVE SEAL WITH
SEATED
BODHISATTVA
Terracotta
Bihar, eastern India
Pala dynasty
circa 9th century
IS.128-1999(25/09/2000) |
Object history | Purchased from Danny Biancardi, beneficiary of the estate of his father Alex Biancardi. The purchase was made possible with the assistance of Jean-Michel Beurdeley, Fausta and John Eskenazi, Alexander Gotz, Henry Ginsburg, Jonathan Hope, Peter Marks, Anna-Maria and Fabio Rossi, Spink and Son Ltd, Tom and Danielle White, Doris Wiener and an anonymous donor. |
Production | Bihar, eastern India |
Collection | |
Accession number | IS.128-1999 |
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Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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