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Panel with the god Pharro and worshiper

Period:
Kushan
Date:
ca. 3rd century A.D.
Geography:
Bactria
Culture:
Kushan
Medium:
Terracotta, gouache
Dimensions:
22-5/8 x 20-3/4 x 2-3/8 in. (57.5 x 52.7 x 6.0 cm) weight 42 lbs
Classification:
Ceramics
Credit Line:
Purchase, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gift, 2000
Accession Number:
2000.42.1

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 405

  • Provenance

    By 1932, collection of Yamanaka & Co., Osaka; acquired by the Museum in 2000, purchased from Isao Kurita, Japan.

  • References

    Carter, Martha L. 1995. "Oesho and Shiva." Bulletin of the Asia Institute 9, pp. 143-157.

    Carter, Martha L. 1997. "Preliminary Notes on Four Painted Terracotta Panels." South Asian Archaeology 1995: proceedings of the 13th Conference of the European Association of South Asian Archaeologists, Cambridge, 5-9 July, 1995, edited by Raymond Allchin and Bridget Allchin. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., pp. 573-588.

    Aruz, Joan. 2000. "Votive panels." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 58 (2), Recent Acquisitions: A Selection 1999-2000 (Autumn 2000), p. 15.

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