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Karuppannasvami (The Black One)

CultureIndian
Date15th century
MediumBronze with a greenish-gray patina
DimensionsOverall: 6 5/8 × 2 1/2 × 1 5/8 inches (16.83 × 6.35 × 4.13 cm)
Credit LineGift of Karen Ann Bunting and Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Bunting
Object numberF86-44/3
On View
Not on view
Exhibition History
No exhibition history known at this time.
Provenance

Karen Dean Bunting (née Bitler, 1912-1981), Kansas City, by 1975;

By descent to Karen Ann Bunting (1939-1999), Chilmark, MA, and Olen George Bunting (b.1942), Stillwell, KS, 1981-1986;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1986.

Published References
No published references known at this time.
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