Skull Cap (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

18th century
Nepalese
gilded repoussé bronze
Overall: 2 1/8 × 3 5/8 in. (5.4 × 9.21 cm)
99.155
Not on view
Gift of Mary Shepherd Slusser
By September 1966, Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser [1918 – 2017]; [1] gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), accessioned into VMFA collection in December 1999. [2]

[1] Object appears to correspond to #245 in Slusser's accessions notebook, purchased from "Gyan Bahadur” in Patan, Nepal on September 26, 1966.

[2] Accessioned December 16, 1999. Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.
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