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Shaft of a temple pillar

Indian
Early 7th century A.D.
Object Place: Guntur District, Southern India

Medium/Technique Schistose marble
Dimensions 36.5 x 22 x 24 cm (14 3/8 x 8 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Amos Cummings Bequest Fund
Accession Number29.953b
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArchitectural elements

Provenance1929, sold by C. T. Loo and Co., New York, to the MFA for $15,000 [see note]. (Accession Date: May 2, 1929)

NOTE: This was the price paid for two objects, MFA accession nos. 29.953ab and 29.954ab.