Tympanum from a Buddhist structure
about first half of 1st century C.E.
Object PlaceMathura region, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India
Medium/TechniqueSandstone
DimensionsOverall: 77.6 x 53 x 7 cm, 36.3 kg (30 9/16 x 20 7/8 x 2 3/4 in., 80 lb.)
Framed (Swival steel wall mount / two wall hinges): 78.4 x 5.1 x 50.2 cm (30 7/8 x 2 x 19 3/4 in.)
Framed (Swival steel wall mount / two wall hinges): 78.4 x 5.1 x 50.2 cm (30 7/8 x 2 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Amos Cummings Bequest Fund
Accession number26.241
On View
On viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
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Provenance1926, sold by Bhola Natha, Mathura, India, to the MFA for $366.50. (Accession Date: November 4, 1926)
about 100 B.C.
about 1677
late 12th–early 13th century
First half of the 11th century (Baphuon style)
1390–1352 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
1352–1336 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.