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Emblem of the God Shiva (<em>Linga</em>)
Khmer · Angkor period, 9th–13th century
Provenance
Ownership history
- With Woods-Dorp est., Fine Arts of Asia, Vaduz, Liechtenstein by Dec. 1, 1972 [this and the following according to invoice from Fine Arts of Asia, Dec. 1, 1972; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to James W. Alsdorf (1913–1990) and Marilynn B. Alsdorf (1925–2019), Winnetka, IL, Dec. 1, 1972; by descent to Marilynn B. Alsdorf, Chicago, IL, 1990 [on long-term loan at the Art Institute of Chicago, Sept. 17, 1997; publicly promised as a gift to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1997; signed a promised gift agreement for the work, Mar. 11, 2002; and April 23, 2008]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, March 24, 2009.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, <em>A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection</em>, Aug. 2–Oct. 26, 1997, cat. 2.
Literature
Published references
- Pratapaditya Pal with contributions by Stephen Little, <em>A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection</em> (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago in association with Thames and Hudson, 1997), 2 (color plate), 272, cat. 2.
- Stephen Little, “Southeast Asian Sculptures from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection”, <em>Orientations</em>, vol. 28, no. 7 (July/Aug. 1997), 60. fig. 7.
- Art Institute of Chicago, <em>Annual Report 2008–2009</em> (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2009), 19.
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