Lintel

Object Details

• Provenance

  ?-?

  William H. Wolff, Inc., New York, NY method of acquisition unknown [1]

  By 1982-1987

  Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), purchased from William H. Wolff, Inc. [2]

  From 1987

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Gift Inventory, number S-2097, William H. Wolff, Inc. stock number “WW 02/1338M” is listed as a dealer number, copy in object folder.

  [2] See note 1, Peter Marks evaluated the object in 1982.

  [3] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.

  Research updated October 20, 2022

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas (March 25, 2023 - ongoing)

  Power in Southeast Asia (October 14, 2017 to March 13, 2020)

  Sculpture of South Asia and the Himalayas (November 19, 1992 to July 9, 2017)

• Previous custodian or owner

  William H. Wolff, Inc. (1906-1991)

  Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)

• Origin

  Northeast Thailand or Cambodia

• Credit Line

  Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Sculpture

• On View

  Sackler Gallery 22a: The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1100s, 1000s

• Name

  Sackler, Arthur M., Wolff, William H.

• Place

  Cambodia, Thailand

• Topic

  Art, Architecture, Southeast Asian Art, Lotus, Angkor period (802 - 1431)

• Culture

  Southeast Asians

• Object Type

  Sculpture

• On View

  Yes