Object Details
Provenance
Reportedly 1968-1992
David R. Nalin purchased in East Pakistan (modern-day Bangladesh) [1]
From 1992
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of David Nalin [2]
Notes:
[1] David R. Nalin is an American physiologist who worked at the Cholera Research Hospital in Dhaka when it was part of Pakistan from 1967 until the Liberation War of 1971, and then again in 1972 after the creation
of Bangladesh. Nalin reported that he purchased the sculpture in May 1968, when he worked at the Cholera hospital, see tax form 8283, December 3, 1992, copy in object file. Nalin employed Peter Marks Works of Art to manage his collection. In 1989, Marks provided the Freer Gallery of Art with a "summary of acquisition, ownership, and history" relating to a sculpture now in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (NGA89.1365), copy in object file.
In the document, Marks instructed that the contents of the document should "apply to any object in the [Nalin] collection." The summary reports that in 1969, Nalin shipped his collection from Dhaka to Chittagong then onto Karachi and finally onto New York. Nalin "assumed[d] that the customs agent[s] handled all clearances and declarations according to the laws and agreements in effect at the time."
[2] See deed of gift, July 21, 1992, copy in accession file.
Research updated November 14, 2022
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History
A Collector's Passion: South Asian Selections from the Nalin Collection (June 12 to November 9, 2009)
Previous custodian or owner
Dr. David R. Nalin (born 1941)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. David R. Nalin
Date
mid-11th century
Accession Number
S1992.53
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 16.5 x 5.5 x 5.3 cm (6 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 2 1/16 in)
Origin
Bangladesh
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
casting
metal
bronze
Buddhism
Buddha
Bangladesh
abhaya mudra
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_S1992.53