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Dipalakshmi, the Goddess as a Bearer of Light
Dipalakshmi, the Goddess as a Bearer of Light

Dipalakshmi, the Goddess as a Bearer of Light

Former TitleDipalakshmi, the Goddess Lakshmi as a Bearer of Light
CultureIndian
Date17th century
MediumBrass
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 3 3/4 inches (28.58 × 6.35 × 9.53 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-309
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 224
Exhibition History
No known exhibition history at this time.
Provenance

With Imre Schwaiger (1868–1940), Delhi, India, by 1935 [1];

Purchased from Schwaiger, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.

NOTES:

[1] Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG01/01 Director's Office Records, Paul Gardner, box 4, folder 41, 1935 Sickman purchases en route. Before Laurence Sickman assumed his role as Curator of Asian Art in June 1935, he traveled through South Asia and the Middle East on his way from China to the U.S. This is one of several objects he purchased in Delhi from Hungarian-born dealer Schwaiger during this trip.

Published References

Sarla D. Nagar, “Dipa Lakshmis – The Votive Lamps of India,” Pantheon 38 (April-June 1980): 137-44, (repro.).

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