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Standing Vishnu

14th century
Object PlaceProbably Tamil Nadu, Southern India
Medium/TechniqueBrass, copper
Dimensions63.5 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm.
Credit LineMarianne Brimmer Fund
Accession number21.1833
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
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.

Group shot: 21.1298, 21.1310, 21. 1654
a) 15th century, b) date not known, c) 12th century(?)
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