id: 141219
accession number: 1964.453
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Vishnu Attended by Chakrapurusa and Shankhapurusa, 1000s–1100s. East India, Bengal, Pala period, 11th-12th century. Bronze with silver inlay; overall: 45.4 x 22.2 cm (17 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1964.453
title: Vishnu Attended by Chakrapurusa and Shankhapurusa
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creation date: 1000s–1100s
creation date earliest: 1000
creation date latest: 1199
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: East India, Bengal, Pala period, 11th-12th century
technique: bronze with silver inlay
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 45.4 x 22.2 cm (17 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Master Bronzes of India
opening date: 1965-09-03T04:00:00
Master Bronzes of India. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (September 3-October 10, 1965); William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, Kansas City, MO (October 21-December 19, 1965); The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 19-February 27, 1966); The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (October 12-December 11, 1966).
title: Year in Review: 1965
opening date: 1965-10-27T04:00:00
Year in Review: 1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(William H. Wolff [1906-1991], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1964
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1964-
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CITATIONS
“Annual Report for 1964.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 52, no. 6, 1965, pp. 141–166.
page number: Mentioned: p. 153
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25152054
Master Bronzes of India: The Art Institute of Chicago ... [et al]. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1965.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 9
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Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 52, no. 9, 1965, pp. 124–157.
page number: Reproduced: no. 86, p. 146; Mentioned: no. 86, p. 154
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25152069
Marcus, Margaret F. “Sculptures from Bihar and Bengal.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 54, no. 8, 1967, pp. 240–262.
page number: Mentioned: p. 258, fig. 19; Reproduced: p. 259, fig. 19
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25152173
Craven, Roy C. A Concise History of Indian Art. London: Thames and Hudson, 1976.
page number: fig. 131, p. 175
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