2016.701

Object Title
Crowned Bodhisattva
Measurements
H. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); W. 13 in. (33 cm); D. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Creation Date
Late Kushan, 3rd century
Credit Line
Purchase, The Fred Eychaner Charitable Fund Gift, in honor of John Guy, 2016
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38634
Provenance Information
Purchased from Moonsail Ltd, Middlesex, UK, by Jeffrey B. Soref on November 26, 1982; Collection of Jeffrey B. Soref from 1982 to 2016; Purchased from Jeffrey B. Soref by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2016.
Exhibition Information
The work has been on loan to and on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1994.
Publication Information
None
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
The work has been on loan to and on display at the Metropolitan Museum for 22 years (1994-2016). This upper section of a standing Bodhisattva figure is a rare and iconographically important work of the Mathuran school of Buddhist art.

2012.136a-o

Object Title
Anthropomorph
Measurements
24 in H x 16 1/2 in W
Creation Date
ca. 2500 - 1000 BC
Credit Line
Gift of Terence McInerney in honor of Dr. Joseph M. Dye III
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
VMFA\2012-136a-o_or_v1.jpg
Provenance Information
By 1980: Samuel Eilenberg, New York; Circa 1980-2012: Terence McInerney, New York (Accession Date: September 20, 2012)
Exhibition Information
No information available.
Publication Information
No information available.
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
This work has a provenance established to 1980. The object filled a crucial gap in VMFA’s collection, which heretofore contained no protohistoric metalwork. It also significantly extended the chronology of VMFA’s presentation of South Asian art with an example extraordinary for its scale. VMFA decided to make an exception to the AAMD guidelines in order to bring this object into a free, publicly accessible, educational institution, where it could be studied, displayed, and publicized.

2012.133

Object Title
Harpoon
Measurements
13 in H x 2 3/4 in W
Creation Date
ca. 2500 - 1000 BC
Credit Line
Gift of Terence McInerney in honor of Dr. Joseph M. Dye III
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
VMFA\2012-133_or_v1.jpg
Provenance Information
By 1990: Siddharth Bhansali, New Orleans; Circa 1990 - 2012: Terence McInerney, New York (Accession Date: September 20, 2012)

Exhibition Information
No information available.
Publication Information
No information available.
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
This work has a provenance established to 1990. The object filled a crucial gap in VMFA’s collection, which heretofore contained no protohistoric metalwork. It also significantly extended the chronology of VMFA’s presentation of South Asian art with a superb example of its type. VMFA decided to make an exception to the AAMD guidelines in order to bring this object into a free, publicly accessible, educational institution, where it could be studied, displayed, and publicized.
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