Lokapala figure

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Lokapala figure
Lokapala figure
Artist/Maker
Datec. 618-907 CE
MediumRed clay with remnants of pigment
DimensionsOverall: 22 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 in. (57.2 × 19.1 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LinePurchase
Object number1994.58
Not on view
DescriptionA painted pottery figure of a Lokapala

Additional Details

Alternate Titles Guardian figure
Tianwang Figure
Exhibition History 1996
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "The Hamilton College Collection: Selected Acquisitions 1993 - 1994," January 15 - April 7, 1996 (no cat.).
Provenance 1994: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by purchase at auction from Sotheby's, New York.
Published References Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Friends of Art Newsletter, August 1995, Acquisitions 1994
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
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Unknown artist
Date: n.d.
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Photograph by Dave Revette.
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Date: date unknown
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Unknown artist
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Medium: Red clay with black pigment
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Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood with remnants of paint
Object number: INV.614
Oil lamp
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Terracotta with remnants of glaze
Object number: INV.657
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1070-656 B.C.E.
Medium: Red clay with black, yellow, red pigment
Object number: 1943.50
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1070-656 B.C.E.
Medium: Red clay with black, yellow, red pigments
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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1070-656 B.C.E.
Medium: Red clay with black pigment
Object number: 1943.107e
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1070-656 BCE
Medium: Red clay with black pigment
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