Architectural Fragment
Asian Art
On View: Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
MEDIUM
Greenish limestone
DATES
3rd century C.E.
PERIOD
Iksvakhu Period
DIMENSIONS
9 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (23.8 x 19.1 x 7.3 cm)
mount: 9 1/4 × 6 3/4 × 3 in. (23.5 × 17.1 × 7.6 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2013.101.2
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1942, provenance not yet documented; by 1942, acquired by C.T. Loo & Co., New York, NY; between 1942 and 1975, provenance not yet documented; by 1975, acquired by George P. Bickford of Cleveland, Ohio; June 13, 1979, sold at Christie's, London, lot 205, to an unidentified buyer; between 1979 and 2000, provenance not yet documented; September 22, 2000, purchased at Sotheby's, New York, lot 99, by Georgia and Michael de Havenon of New York, NY; 2013, gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon to the Brooklyn Museum.
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MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
CAPTION
Architectural Fragment, 3rd century C.E. Greenish limestone, 9 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (23.8 x 19.1 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 2013.101.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, L2000.9_transp4796.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, L2000.9_transp4796.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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