Ornament in the form of a mythical beast

anonymous, 800 - 950

Ornament in de vorm van een fabeldier

  • Artwork typesculpture, decoratief object
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1190
  • Dimensionsheight 6 cm x width 10 cm x depth 2 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Ornament in the form of a mythical beast

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1190

  • Description

    Ornament in de vorm van een fabeldier

Creation

  • Creation

    bronze caster: anonymous, Indonesia

  • Dating

    800 - 950

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 6 cm x width 10 cm x depth 2 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (A.F.M. Minkenhof-Van Aalten bequest, 1969)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; bequeathed by Mrs A.F.M. Minkenhof-Van Aalten to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1969;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • K.W. Lim. 'Legaat van mevr. F.M. Minkenhof-van Aalten', BVVAK (1972) 21, p. 2-18 (nr. 5).
    • Pauline Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'Elegante topstukjes', Aziatische Kunst 38 (2008), nr. 3, p. 37-43.

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  • Ornament in the form of a mythical beast
  • Ornament in the form of a mythical beast
  • Ornament in the form of a mythical beast
  • Ornament in the form of a mythical beast