Prajnaparamita
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Period
early 12th century -
Geography
Bangladesh -
Material
Copper alloy -
Dimension
H x W x D: 8.8 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm (3 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/4 in) -
Accession Number
S1992.48 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1992.48
Object Details
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Provenance
Reportedly 1968-1992David R. Nalin purchased in East Pakistan (modern-day Bangladesh) [1]From 1992Arthur 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 creationof 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."In 1971, he loaned this sculpture and several others to the conservation laboratory at the Fogg Art Museum for scientific analysis, see letter from David Nalin to Fogg Art Museum, June 8, 1971, copy in object file. This sculpture is possibly the object identified as "9. Pala bronze, Gansa [sic.], 13th c.," as the dimensions noted in the margin of the document align with those of the sculpture.[2] See deed of gift, July 21, 1992, copy in accession file.Research completed November 14, 2022 -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Dr. David R. Nalin -
Origin
Bangladesh -
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. David R. Nalin -
Type
Sculpture -
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