Male Figure, Possibly Indra (300s–400s CE): Art, History and Details
Male Figure, Possibly Indra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 300s–400s CE, schist. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Male Figure, Possibly Indra (300s–400s CE) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
This carving appears to be unfinished, showing only the broad strokes of the male figure. The flat-topped crown is characteristic of Indra, which may be the identity of this figure.
Object facts
- Title: Male Figure, Possibly Indra
- Date: 300s–400s CE
- Culture: Pakistan, Gandhara, possibly Swat
- Type: Sculpture
- Technique: schist
- Dimensions: Overall: 8.4 x 4.2 cm (3 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
- Collection: Indian Art
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession number: 1982.137
Collection credit
Gifts of Barbara Greenough Bradley in honor of Mary Grafton Ballou, Howard C. Wechsler, M.D., and Various Donors
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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