Head, probably of Vishnu
Dateearly 9th to early 10th century
Object number51.99
Provenance[Hagop Kevorkian, New York]; purchased from Mr. Kevorkian by Seattle Art Museum (in exchange, Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), March 2, 1951
Exhibition HistorySan Francisco, California, San Francisco Museum of Art, Art in Asia and the West, 1957.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.
Published References"Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 41 (b&w)
Foong, Ping, Xiaojin Wu, and Darielle Mason. "An Asian Art Museum Transformed." Orientations vol. 51, no. 3 (May/June 2020): p. 58, reproduced fig. 18 (installation view).Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions13 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.(34.6 x 21.27 cm)
MediumSandstone