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Metadata
Title |
Sarasvati Figure |
Date |
/ / |
Year Range from |
1500 |
Year Range to |
1700 |
Medium |
Stone, gray schist |
Dimensions |
H-18.5 W-12 D-5 inches |
Accession Number |
69.12 |
Department |
ASIAN |
Description |
Carved gray schist stone sculpture depicting Sarasvati as a seated female figure in center of frame-like structure. Sarasvati is the Buddhist deity of learning and music. Nepalese, 16th-18th century. |
Credit line |
Herman Kahn |
Search Terms |
1500s 1600s 16th Century 17th Century Asian Buddhism Buddhist Architecture Carving Deity Dynamic Exploring the Centuries: 3rd-20th Century Asian Art Female Figure Gray Schist Learning Music Nepalese Sacred Statuary Sarasvati Sarasvati Figure Schist Sculpture Seated Stone Zoomorphic |