Creative Commons License
Lakshmi
13th century
schist
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
Lakshmi, spouse of the supreme Hindu god Vishnu, holds a lotus. Originally, a figure of Vishnu stood beside her.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Sonam Tashi, Kathmandu, Nepal [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, July 1984, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2021, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
Nepal (Place of Origin)
Measurements
16 x 8 x 5 in. (40.6 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2021
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
25.272