The work was acquired by Florence and Herbert Irving in two parts, bust and lower torso, and joined by MMA in 1992. Bust: [Yvonne Moreau-Gobard, née Hustinx, The Hague and Paris, until 1986, sold to the Irvings]; Florence and Herbert Irving, New York (1986–2015, on loan to MMA 1992–2015; donated to MMA); Lower torso: [Art of the Past, Inc., New York, until 1992, sold to the Irvings]; Florence and Herbert Irving, New York (1992–2015, on loan to MMA 1992–2015; donated to MMA); deaccessioned for return to India in March 2023.

Exhibition history: The work has been on loan to and on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1993.

Publication Information: Kossak, Steven M. and Martin Lerner, "The Arts of South and Southeast Asia." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 51 (Spring 1994), pp. 49–51, fig. 44, cover image; Kossak, Steven M. "The Arts of South and Southeast Asia: New Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum." Minerva 5, no. 4: pp. 10, fig. 4; Hearn, Maxwell K. "Introduction: The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art." Arts of Asia, November-December 2015: pp. 67–75, fig. 10.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Jewelry: The Body Transformed," November 12, 2018–February 24, 2019.