Siva as Candra-Sekhara
14th century (?)
Object PlaceSouthern India, India
Medium/TechniqueBronze; copper
Dimensions.650 x .285 x .324
Credit LineMarianne Brimmer Fund
Accession number21.1831
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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Provenance1921, sold in India by Sir William Beardsell (d. 1940), through Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947), to the MFA [1]. (Accession date: September 1, 1921)
Notes:
[1] The British art collector and businessman Sir William Beardsell (d. 1940) ran Messrs. W.A. Beardsell & Co., Ltd., based in Chennai, India, beginning in 1887.
Notes:
[1] The British art collector and businessman Sir William Beardsell (d. 1940) ran Messrs. W.A. Beardsell & Co., Ltd., based in Chennai, India, beginning in 1887.
Late 19th to early 20th century
17th–18th century
12th or 13th century
16th century
13th century
about 1800
15th century(?)
about 16th century
early 11th century
16–17th century
about 18th century
Prehistoric