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Head of Siva
Head of Siva

Head of Siva

Date10th-11th century
Object number57.26
ProvenanceMonogram Shop, Bangkok; purchased by Seattle Art Museum (possibly by Richard Fuller, Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), January 3, 1957
Exhibition HistorySan Francisco, California, San Francisco Museum of Art, "Art in Asia and the West," 1957Published References"Art in Asia and the West." San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Art, 1957, fig. p. 8
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions9 1/4 x 6 x 5 3/4 in. (23.5 x 15.24 x 14.61 cm) Overall h.: 12 7/8 in. Overall w.: 6 1/4 in.
MediumSandstone
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