Rama
For use in a procession
Artist/maker unknown, Indian
Geography:
Made in Tamil Nadu, India, Asia
Period:
Medieval PeriodDate:
c. 975Medium:
Copper alloyDimensions:
32 × 14 3/4 × 10 inches (81.3 × 37.5 × 25.4 cm)Curatorial Department:
South Asian Art
W1982-106-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the W. P. Wilstach Fund, the John D. McIlhenny Fund, and with funds contributed by the Women's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in honor of their 100th anniversary, 1982
Made in Tamil Nadu, India, Asia
Period:
Medieval PeriodDate:
c. 975Medium:
Copper alloyDimensions:
32 × 14 3/4 × 10 inches (81.3 × 37.5 × 25.4 cm)Curatorial Department:
South Asian Art
* Gallery 224, Asian Art, second floor, (Caplan Gallery)
Accession Number:W1982-106-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the W. P. Wilstach Fund, the John D. McIlhenny Fund, and with funds contributed by the Women's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in honor of their 100th anniversary, 1982
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