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Tympanum from a Buddhist structure
Indian
Shaka period
about first half of 1st century C.E.
Object Place: Mathura region, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Overall: 77.6 x 53 x 7 cm, 36.3 kg (30 9/16 x 20 7/8 x 2 3/4 in., 80 lb.)
Framed (Swival steel wall mount / two wall hinges): 78.4 x 5.1 x 50.2 cm (30 7/8 x 2 x 19 3/4 in.)
Framed (Swival steel wall mount / two wall hinges): 78.4 x 5.1 x 50.2 cm (30 7/8 x 2 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Amos Cummings Bequest Fund
Accession Number26.241
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
Provenance1926, sold by Bhola Natha, Mathura, India, to the MFA for $366.50. (Accession Date: November 4, 1926)