Stele. Avalokitesvara as Khasarpana

Unidentified Pala Dynasty maker

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Pala Dynasty (about 900-1100), 11th-12th century

Black limestone

Overall: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of D. Herbert Beskind, Class of 1936

S.967.106

Geography

Place Made: India, South Asia, Asia

Period

1000-1400

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact

Research Area

Asia

Not on view

Inscriptions

Not signed.

Course History

Art History 34.01, Arts of Tibet, Xiaotin Yin, Winter 2023

Art History 34.01, Asian Societies, Cultures and Languages 52.02, Arts of Tibet, Xiaotin Yin, Winter 2023

Provenance

David Herbert Beskind (1915-2015), Class of 1936, New York, New York; given to present collection, 1967.

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