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Standing Indra, accession 1987.218.12a, b (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own catalogue detail for its sandstone Standing Indra, accession 1987.218.12a, b, from Mathura or Ahicchatra in Uttar Pradesh, India, giving its date, dimensions, and the pedestal inscription that names the figure outright as Indra, King of the Gods.

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Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38509
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
Tier two: the holding institution's own catalogue record, used here for the object's date, dimensions, findspot region and its own inscribed self-identification as Indra.
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Indra, Deities

This source names Indra directly: "detail for its sandstone Standing Indra, accession 1987.218.12a, b, from Mathura or Ahicchatra in Uttar Pradesh, India, giving its date, dimensions, and the pedestal inscription that names the..."

Source Standing Indra, accession 1987.218.12a, b (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Mathura, Cities

This source names Mathura directly: "Indra, accession 1987.218.12a, b, from Mathura or Ahicchatra in Uttar Pradesh, India, giving its date, dimensions, and the pedestal inscription that names the figure outright as Indra, King of the..."

Source Standing Indra, accession 1987.218.12a, b (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Mathura, Sacred Sites

This source names Mathura directly: "Indra, accession 1987.218.12a, b, from Mathura or Ahicchatra in Uttar Pradesh, India, giving its date, dimensions, and the pedestal inscription that names the figure outright as Indra, King of the..."

Source Standing Indra, accession 1987.218.12a, b (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Uttar Pradesh, Regions

This source names Uttar Pradesh directly: "b, from Mathura or Ahicchatra in Uttar Pradesh, India, giving its date, dimensions, and the pedestal inscription that names the figure outright as Indra, King of the Gods."

Source Standing Indra, accession 1987.218.12a, b (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Claims Backed By This Source (26 claims)

This source backs 26 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 8 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 17 claims: 12 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 4 holds.
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