id:			154778
accession number:	1989.355
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.355
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:06.406000

Bell with Vajra Handle, 900s. Indonesia, Java, 10th century. Bronze; diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.); overall: 15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.355

title:				Bell with Vajra Handle
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creation date:			900s
creation date earliest:		900
creation date latest:		999
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creditline:			Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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culture:	Indonesia, Java, 10th century
technique:	bronze
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Javanese Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.); Overall: 15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
	opening date:   1990-07-05T04:00:00
	<i>The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).

	title:		Focus: Tantra in Buddhist Art
	opening date:   2013-05-05T00:00:00
	<i>Focus: Tantra in Buddhist Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-September 15, 2013).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '1990 - Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, July 5 - September 2, 1990, cat. no. 179.', 'opening_date': '1990-07-05T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (05/05/2013 - 09/15/2013); "Focus:Tantra in Buddhist Art"', 'opening_date': '2013-05-05T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/14/2017-03/25/2018): "Beyond Angkor: Cambodian Sculpture from Banteay Chhmar"', 'opening_date': '2017-10-14T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Spink and Son, Ltd., London, England, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
	date: ?–c. 1972
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	Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1972–1989
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1989–
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