Head of a meditating Buddha
Object Details
- Provenance
- From at least 1973 to 2005
- Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]
- From 2005
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005
- Notes:
- [1] Object file.
- Acquired while Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge were living in Bangkok (1967-1972 or 1973).
- They were visited on various occasions by Victor and Taka Hauge.
- According to Taka Hauge, the sources of the stucco heads and related works were the dealers Chai Ma and Peng Seng:
- Chai Ma Antiques, 799-801 Silom Road, Bangkok 5, tel. 2364-390, 2364-408
- Peng Seng, 942/1-3 Rama IV Road (corner of Suriwongse Road), Bangkok 10500
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Victor and Takako Hauge
- Credit Line
- Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge
- 7th-10th century
- Period
- Dvaravati period
- Accession Number
- S2005.444
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Stucco
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 11.2 x 7.6 x 4.8 cm (4 7/16 x 3 x 1 7/8 in)
- Origin
- Possibly Khu Bua or Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- NMAA Southeast Asia
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Buddhism
- Buddha
- Dvaravati period (ca. 500 - 900)
- Thailand
- Southeast Asian Art
- Hauge collection
- Record ID
- fsg_S2005.444
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e156f11e-1c93-4230-a7fa-27ab856ebde0
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