id: 387677
accession number: 2020.205
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Bidri Basin, c. 1650. Southwestern India, Deccan, Karnataka, Bidar. Zinc alloy with silver and brass inlay; diameter: 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.); height: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2020.205
title: Bidri Basin
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creation date: c. 1650
creation date earliest: 1640
creation date latest: 1660
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creditline: Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture: Southwestern India, Deccan, Karnataka, Bidar
technique: Zinc alloy with silver and brass inlay
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art
type: Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter: 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.); height: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation)
opening date: 2021-09-01T04:00:00
Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 1, 2021-February 6, 2022).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: Opulence and Fantasy. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (April 20-July 26, 2015).', 'opening_date': '2015-04-20T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Dr. Mark Zebrowski [1945-1999], London, UK, by descent to his partner John Robert Alderman
date: 1968-1999
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(John Robert Alderman, London, UK, consigned to Francesca Galloway, Ltd. for sale)
date: 1999-
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(Francesca Galloway, Ltd., London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: 2020
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2020-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Gray, Basil, editor. The Arts of India. Oxford: Phaidon, 1981.
page number: Reproduced: fig. 206
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Zebrowski, Mark. "Bidri: Metalware from the Islamic Courts of India," in Art East. London, England: Hali Publications, 1982.
page number: Reproduced: p. 28
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Zebrowski, Mark. Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India. London: Alexandria Press in association with Laurence King, 1997.
page number: pp. 170–71
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Haidar, Navina Najat, and Marika Sardar. Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: Opulence and Fantasy. New York, NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 95, p. 193
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