Fragment of a Doorway or Entranceway at a Stupa
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
This fragment is a stone from the left side of a doorway. It has three vertical rows of beads at the left, and a male and female figure. The figures hold ropes of flowers, and below, the human figures are framed by chiatya arches. A twisted rope adorns the right edge of the stone.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1979, by gift.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
2/14/1984 | Examination | examined for survey |
4/5/1991 | Treatment | cleaned; repaired; loss compensation; other |
Geographies
India, Mathura (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13 5/8 × W: 8 1/2 × D: 2 7/8 in. (34.6 × 21.6 × 7.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander B. Griswold, 1979
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
25.70