Figure of Standing Female with Waterpot (Kalasha)
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
18th century?
DIMENSIONS
6 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (17.1 x 6.0 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
2021.1.40
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1998, provenance not yet documented; by 1998, acquired by Samuel Eilenberg of New York; 1998, bequeathed by Samuel Eilenberg to the Brooklyn Museum; April 6, 2021, accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Tall, slim figure of a woman in a long skirt holding a lotus flower (?) in her raised hand and a water pot in her lower hand, against her hip. Figure has a raised coiffure or crown.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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