Object Title
Bhairava
Measurements
15 1/8 x 14 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (38.4 x 36.2 x 14 cm)
Creation Date
16th century
Credit Line
Gift of the Rubin-Ladd Foundation under the bequest of Ester R. Portnow
Museum Name
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/217963
Provenance Information
Doris Wiener estate (said to be in her personal living quarters), New York, 1968; Christie's, March 20, 2012, sale 2640, lot 115; The Rubin-Ladd Foundation, Georgetown, Conn., 2012 - 2017; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Christie's Doris Wiener Collection sale 3/20/2012 states provenance as Doris Wiener Gallery NY in 1968 and exhibited circa 1979. Research 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.