Acrobat Group
- Name
- Unknown (Artist)
- Title
- Acrobat Group
- Abstract
- This composite arrangement of figures shows a series of performing figures who appear to be acrobats, supported by a dragon-headed turtle. A circle of figures at the top frames a disc displaying, on the front, a seated monk on a lotus pedestal and, on the back, eight trigrams and unidentified Tibetan characters.
- Accession Number
- C00.1603.022
- Format
- objects; sculpture (visual works); metalwork (visual works)
- Culture
- Tibetan (culture or style)
- Genre
- Figures (representations); Religious art
- Origin Information
- Tibet
- Date
- No date (18th-19th century)
- Physical Description
- 1 statuette ; h. 7 1/16 x W. 3 3/4 x D. 4 1/2 in. (18 x 9.7 x 12 cm)
- Note (Medium/support)
- Copper alloy
- Note (Ownership)
- Gift of J.G. Phelps Stokes
- Library Location
- Art Properties, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 12755656
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright - United States
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-db6n-tp61