Head of Bhairava, A Horrific Form of God Shiva

Arts of Asia

Malla period, 16th/17th century

Nepal

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Head of Bhairava, A Horrific Form of God Shiva
Place: Nepal (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1501–1700
Medium: Gilt copper worked in repoussé with pigments
Dimensions: 97.8 × 67.3 × 34.9 cm (38 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf
Reference Number: 2014.1023
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Pratapaditya Pal with contributions by Stephen Little, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection (The Art Institute of Chicago in association with Thames and Hudson, 1997), 277, cat. 25, 29 (ill.).

Art Institute of Chicago, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection , Aug. 2–Oct. 26, 1997, cat. 25.

Dale Crawford, London; sold to James W. Alsdorf (1913–1990) and Marilynn B. Alsdorf (1925–2019), Winnetka and Chicago, IL, Mar. 27, 1986 [receipt from Dale Crawford, Mar. 27, 1986; copy in curatorial object file]; by descent to Marilynn B. Alsdorf, Chicago, 1990 [on long-term loan at the Art Institute of Chicago, June 18, 1997; promised as a gift to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2010]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, Nov. 19, 2014.

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