12th-13th century
sculpture: H. 31.1 x W. 12.7 x D. 7.5 cm (12 1/4 x 5 x 2 15/16 in.) base: H. 4.7 x W. 10 x D. 10 cm (1 7/8 x 3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. John Dolliver MacDonald, Cambridge, Massachusetts (by 1977 - 1989), sold; [through Christie's East, sale 6837, New York, June 7, 1989], to; the Harvard University Art Museums.
Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
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