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Skanda from a Somaskanda Group

Skanda from a Somaskanda Group

CultureIndian
Date15th-16th century
MediumDark copper-bronze
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 inches (13.97 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number44-21
On View
Not on view
Collections
Exhibition History

Art of India, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, OK, February–March, 1949, no cat.

Oriental Art, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO, November 3-25, 1961, no cat.

Provenance

With Kegan Paul, Trench & Trübner, London, by December 21, 1943 [1];

Purchased from Kegan Paul, Trench & Trübner by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1944 [2].

NOTES:

[1] “Objects Acquired for the Museum by Laurence Sickman,” Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80-15 William Rockhill Nelson Trust Office Records, series 9, box 11.

[2] Curator of Asian Art Laurence Sickman purchased this object while stationed in the United Kingdom during his military service in World War II.

Published References
No publication history known at this time.
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