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
12th century?
First half of the 11th century (Baphuon style)
576 A.D.
1390–1352 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
1352–1336 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.