Object Details
Provenance
To 1907
Unidentified owner, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 5641, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
18th century
Period
Kandy period
Accession Number
F1907.507
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
H (overall): 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in)
Origin
Sri Lanka
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ivory
Buddhism
Buddha
Sri Lanka
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Kandy period (1357 - 1817)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1907.507