Penucup

anonymous, 600 - 930

Demon. Decorative panel from a palace enclosure. Indonesia, South Bali. 19th century. Tuff. As on Java, demons on Bali are recognizable by their bulging eyes, open mouth and fangs, their goatee beard and curly hair. This demon is also surrounded by a ring of fire, and he walks on a path comprising three stylized heads of monsters. Given by Th.B. van Lelyveld

  • Artwork typesculpture, relief (sculpture)
  • Object numberAK-MAK-276
  • Dimensionsheight 56 cm x width 37.5 cm x depth 13 cm x weight 31.2 kg

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Penucup

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-276

  • Description

    Penucup, reliëf, tufsteen.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Zuid-Bali

  • Dating

    • 600 - 930
    • c. 1875 - c. 1925

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 56 cm x width 37.5 cm x depth 13 cm x weight 31.2 kg

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Théodore Bernard van Lelyveld, 1942)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Théodore Bernard van Lelyveld (1867-1954) to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1942;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • Nederlands-Indë Oud en Nieuw 2 (1917) 8 (dec.), p. 273, afb. 8-9.
    • Saskia van Veen, 'De authenticiteit van vier Zuidoost-Aziatische sculpturen', Aziatische Kunst 55/3 (2025), pp. 52-60.

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