Pillar Fragment
Object Number:
30-20-1
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Indian
Jain
Provenience:
India
Date Made:
10th century - 12th century
Early Date:
900
Late Date:
1199
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Sandstone
Description:
Creamy sandstone, much blackened by smoke. A Naga with big dish earrings, hands clasped in adoration; 7 snake heads form a hood above his head. On the back is a male figure, headless, bending its lithe form sideways so that the left hand touches the knee. Traces of red paint.
Height:
36.5cm
Width:
19cm
Thickness:
15.5cm
Credit Line:
Purchased from W. Norman Brown
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Southeast Asian Gallery (1987 - 1992)
Southeast Asian Gallery ( Sep 1992 - Jul 1997)
Bibliography:
[Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 56
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