Artwork Details

Title
Kumara
Dimensions
5 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/8 in.
Medium
Metal
Origin
Nepal
Classification(s)
sculpture
Date
11th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
Object number
C2004.14.10
HAR Number
65337
Published references
*Callanan, Jeanne de Guardiola, and Carlton C. Rochell. Road to Enlightenment: Sculpture and Painting from India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. New York: Carlton Rochell Ltd, 2004. (Cat. No. 12* Vajracarya, Gautamavajra. Nepalese Seasons: Rain and Ritual. New York: Rubin Museum of Art, 2016. Cat 2: pp. 26, 33, 36-38, 40, 44* Vajracarya, Gautama V. "Does Art Imitate Life or Life Imitate Art?: Nepal Has a Unique Answer." Orientations 48, no. 2 (March/April 2017). pp. 118-127. Fig. 11.

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