Object Title
Serpent Deity (Nagaraja)
Measurements
H: 5 1/4 in. (13.34 cm); Height with base: 7 × W: 4 × D: 2 in. (17.78 × 10.16 × 5.08 cm)
Creation Date
11th century
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2021
Museum Name
Museum Contact
provenance@thewalters.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/23645/a-serpent-deity/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
The Walters Art Museum is in the process of determining definitions of antiquity
Provenance Information
Oriental Antiquities, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1969, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2021, by gift.
Exhibition Information
2001-2003 Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong.
Publication Information
Pal, Pratapaditya. Desire and Devotion : Art From India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. Baltimore, Md. : Walters Art Museum ; London: Cat. 53.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Walters Art Museum and John and Berthe Ford about this promised gift was signed September 1997. It was brought onsite to the Walters as a long-term loan in 2001.