Seated Indra (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

13th century
Nepalese
bronze with remnants of gilding and red pigment
Overall: 4 × 3 in. (10.16 × 7.62 cm)
99.157
Not on view
Gift of Mary Shepherd Slusser
By November 1967, 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 corresponds to #450 in Slusser's accessions notebook, purchased from “Man Krishna Tamrakar” in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal on November 15, 1967.

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