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Achi Chokyi Drolma on a Horse

Asian Art

On View: Asian Galleries, Arts of the Himalayas, 2nd floor
MEDIUM Gilt bronze with pigment
  • Place Made: Tibet
  • DATES 18th–19th century
    DIMENSIONS 13 3/8 x 6 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (34 x 16.2 x 5 cm) without base: 10 x 6 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (25.4 x 16.2 x 7 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 2010.48.8
    CREDIT LINE Bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1984, provenance not yet documented; by at least 1984, acquired by Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner of New York, NY; 2010, bequeathed by Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of the Himalayas, 2nd floor
    CAPTION Achi Chokyi Drolma on a Horse, 18th–19th century. Gilt bronze with pigment, 13 3/8 x 6 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (34 x 16.2 x 5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner, 2010.48.8. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2010.48.8_PS9.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, 2010.48.8_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2013
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