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- Artist
- Unknown (Indian)
- Title
- Dancing Vārāhī, the Boar-Headed Goddess
- Date
- 11th century
- Period
- Pala Period
- Medium
- Red sandstone
- Dimensions
- 19 1/2 x 8 x 3 1/2 in. Overall
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse
- Accession No.
- 1972.30
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Geography
- India
Related
After 1958 and before May 1963, likely sold by Alice Boney (Tokyo, Japan) to Earl and Irene Morse (New York, NY); 1972, gifted by Earl and Irene Morse (New York, NY) to Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]. [Last researched by Chazen staff October 2023]
- Fogg Art Museum. "Indian Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse." Cambridge: Fogg Art Museum, 1963. p. 20, no. 24
- Indian Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse: Fogg Art Museum, 5/20/1963–8/3/1963
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