MAG Collection

12th Century
Pala Period, (ca. 750-1161 CE)
21 1/4 x 17 in. (54 x 43.2 cm)

Indian artist
India

Indian; made in Nalanda, Bihar

Object Type: Sculpture

Medium and Support: Black chlorite

Credit Line: R. T. Miller Fund

Accession Number: 1961.13

Location: Currently on view

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Provenance

Heeramaneck Galleries, New York; purchased from them by the Gallery in 1961

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Indian

Tara
female counterpart of Avalokitesvara

1000-1400

sculpture

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Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Article Scope: Reproduction only. Susan Dodge Peters, ed. Memorial Art Gallery: An Introduction to the Collection. New York, New York: Memorial Art Gallery in association with Hudson Hills Press, 1988.
Article Title: An Indian Sculpture for the Gallery. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Volume Number: 27, Issue Number: 1. Issue Date: October, 1961.
Article Scope: Reproduction only. Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
Article Author: Dohanian, Diran K.. Article Title: The Art of India. Article Scope: Reproduction only. Rochester Review. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press Volume Number: XXIII, Issue Number: 5. Issue Date: May/June 1961. Page Number: 8
Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
MAGazine. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery
Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Leaves from the Bodhi Tree. Dayton, OH: Dayton Art Institute, 1990.

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