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Seven Petals of a Lotus (Part of a Shrine)
Nepalese
12th–14th century
Object Place: Nepal
Medium/Technique
Copper
Dimensions
Length (of each petal): 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Ross-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession Number17.2326
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSeven petals of a lotus originally consisting of eight petals, arranged to open and close at will, over the contained figure. Each petal with a feminine divinity, probably Hindu, seated on an animal vahanam.
ProvenanceBy 1916, purchased by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947); 1917, sold by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1917, given by Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession date: April 5, 1917)