Stele. Avalokitesvara as Khasarpana
Unidentified Pala Dynasty maker
Pala Dynasty (about 900-1100), 11th-12th century
Black limestone
Overall: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of D. Herbert Beskind, Class of 1936
S.967.106
Geography
Place Made: India, South Asia, Asia
Period
1000-1400
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Inscriptions
Not signed.
Course History
Art History 34.01, Arts of Tibet, Xiaotin Yin, Winter 2023
Art History 34.01, Asian Societies, Cultures and Languages 52.02, Arts of Tibet, Xiaotin Yin, Winter 2023
Art History 31.01, Arts of South Asia, Seher Agarwala, Fall 2023
Provenance
David Herbert Beskind (1915-2015), Class of 1936, New York, New York; given to present collection, 1967.
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