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Pole Finial Depicting a Kneelig Monkey

Asian Art

MEDIUM Bronze
  • Place Made: Cambodia
    • DATES 12th–13th century
    PERIOD Khmer Period
    DIMENSIONS 4 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (12.4 x 3.2 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 83.165.4
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Dr. Stanley Friedman
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1980, provenance not yet documented; before 1980, acquired by Far Eastern Antiques, New York and Yonkers, NY; before 1980, purchased from Far Eastern Antiques by Stanley Friedman of New Jersey; 1983, gift of Stanley Friedman to the Brooklyn Museum.
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