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Fragment of a Relief with a Climbing Figure

Asian Art

On View: Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
MEDIUM Terracotta
  • Place Made: Uttar Pradesh, India
    • DATES 4th century
    PERIOD Gupta Period
    DIMENSIONS 11 × 6 × 16 in. (27.9 × 15.2 × 40.6 cm) mount: 9 1/2 × 15 × 5 1/2 in. (24.1 × 38.1 × 14 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 2010.48.2
    CREDIT LINE Bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner
    PROVENANCE Prior provenance not yet documented; before 1995, acquired by Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner of New York, NY; 2010, bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
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