cover image: Drachma

Drachma

2023

Silver, roughly circular, smooth edge. Obverse: Rider on horse, Sanskrit. Reverse: Ox, Sanskrit. From 1907 to 1919 Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), acquired in 1907 [1] From 1920 Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2] Notes: [1] No purchase information is available for this object. See Reserved List, R. 5261, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Accession File, Collections Management Office. [2] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
india animals art horses south asians horse horsemen and horsewomen freer, charles lang oxen equestrian sanskrit ox south asian and himalayan art himalayan peoples hindu shahi dynasty (700-1000)
Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Dates
Hindu Shahi dynasty
Format
Silver
Pages
H x Diam: 0.2 × 1.9 cm (1/16 × 3/4 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
F1907.757.39
Rights
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/a1ea91411cf522819018c909fab97494

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