Standing Kali, 12th century. Bronze, 14 1/2 x 5 in. (36.8 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard A. Benedek, 78.137. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 78.137_front.jpg)
Standing Kali, 12th century. Bronze, 14 1/2 x 5 in. (36.8 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard A. Benedek, 78.137. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 78.137_side.jpg)
Standing Kali, 12th century. Bronze, 14 1/2 x 5 in. (36.8 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard A. Benedek, 78.137. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 78.137_back.jpg)
Standing Kali
Asian Art
On View: Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
12th century
PERIOD
Chola Period
DIMENSIONS
14 1/2 x 5 in. (36.8 x 12.7 cm)
mount: 14 5/8 × 5 7/8 × 4 7/8 in. (37.1 × 14.9 × 12.4 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
78.137
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Richard A. Benedek
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1977, provenance not yet documented, by at least 1977, acquired by an unidentified New York dealer; by 1977, purchased from an unidentified New York dealer by Richard A. Benedek of New York, NY; 1978, gift of Richard A. Benedek to the Brooklyn Museum.
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EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
CAPTION
Standing Kali, 12th century. Bronze, 14 1/2 x 5 in. (36.8 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard A. Benedek, 78.137. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 78.137_front.jpg)
IMAGE
front, 78.137_front.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2005
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