Celestial Woman in a Niche
Unidentified maker, Madhya Pradesh, India
8th century
Sandstone
Overall: 21 1/8 × 7 1/8 in. (53.7 × 18.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe Fund
S.965.56.2
Geography
Place Made: India, South Asia, Asia
Period
500-1000
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Asia
On view
Inscriptions
Not signed.
Course History
ANTH 57, Origins of Inequality, Alan Covey, Winter 2013
SART 17.08, Digital Drawing, Karol Kawiaka, Fall 2020
COCO 26.01, What's in Your Toolbox?, Heidi Denzel and Mokhtar Bouba, Fall 2022
COCO 26.01, What's in Your Toolbox?, Heidi Denzel and Mokhtar Bouba, Fall 2022
Anthropology 3.01, Introduction to Anthropology, Charis Ford Morrison Boke, Summer 2023
Exhibition History
A Collector's Choice, William B. Jaffe Memorial Exhibition, Hopkins Center Art Galleriees, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 8, 1972-January 7, 1973.
Ancient and Premodern Global Cultures, Gene Y. Kim Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26, 2019.
Global Cultures at the Hood: Ancient to Premodern, Gene Y. Kim Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26. 2019.
Provenance
Acquired by Frank Caro (1904-1980) Chinese Art, New York, New York, date unknown; sold to present collection, 1965.
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