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A pair of devata
A pair of devata

A pair of devata

Dateca. 13th century
Object number40.23
ProvenanceCollection of Horace Geoffrey (H.G.) Quaritch Wales (1900-1981), England; [Gump's, San Francisco, California]; purchased from gallery by Seattle Art Museum (partly in trade, Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), July 12, 1940
Exhibition HistorySan Francisco, California, San Francisco Museum of Art, Art in Asia and the West, 1957. Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Gift to a City: Masterworks from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, Nov. 3 - 28, 1965. Cat. no. 98. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Luminous: The Art of Asia, Oct.13, 2011 - Jan. 8, 2012 .Published References"Engagement Book." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum Guild, 1956, p. opp. April 15
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions25 1/2 x 20 x 6 in. (64.77 x 50.8 x 15.24 cm)
MediumSandstone
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