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Naga-Protected Buddha
1st half 13th century
sandstone (quartzose arenite (?))
(Southeast Asia )
(Southeast Asia )
In many of its features, this naga-protected Buddha adheres to qualities seen in images that appear to belong to the earliest phase of production at Lopburi.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Luang Ban; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, 1948 or before [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1960, inv. no. 440]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | cleaned; other | |
| 8/1/1994 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 8/11/1994 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Thailand, Lopburi (Place of Origin)
Measurements
29 15/16 x 13 in. (76 x 33 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
25.170