Statuette of a woman or heavenly nymph

anonymous, 1300 - 1499

Tuff stone or tufa was only rarely used for religious images in Java. Smaller, secular figurines were commonly made of terracotta. This exceptional statuette of a lady holding a cloth to her breast is in the style of the East Javanese kingdom of Majapahit. She stands on a round base reminiscent of the ivory figures from Sri Lanka.

  • Artwork typefigure
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1456
  • Dimensionsheight 20.8 cm x width 6.6 cm x depth 7 cm
  • Physical characteristicstufsteen

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Statuette of a woman or heavenly nymph

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1456

  • Description

    Beeld van tufsteen, voorstellende een hemelnimf. Indonesië.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Java

  • Dating

    1300 - 1499

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    tufsteen

  • Dimensions

    height 20.8 cm x width 6.6 cm x depth 7 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Jaap Polak, 1992)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by the dealer Jaap Polak to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, April 1992;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1992

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  • Statuette of a woman or heavenly nymph
  • Statuette of a woman or heavenly nymph
  • Statuette of a woman or heavenly nymph
  • Statuette of a woman or heavenly nymph
  • Statuette of a woman or heavenly nymph