Object Title
Ganesha
Measurements
21 1/4 x 15 9/16 x 5 7/8 in., 75 lb. (54 x 39.5 x 15 cm, 34.02 kg)
Creation Date
7th–8th century
Credit Line
Gift of John D. Viener, B.A. 1961
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/219520
Provenance Information
From a private American collection. Acquired in 1986 from the Kapoor Galleries, New York.
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
"Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Research into ownership by prior donors, dealers and collectors still ongoing. YUAG accepted this gift in order to bring the object into a free, publicly accessible, educational institution, where it could be studied, displayed, and publicized.