Roundel (c. 100–1 BCE): Art, History and Details
Roundel at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 100–1 BCE, bronze with repoussé and chased designs. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Roundel (c. 100–1 BCE) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
The form of a medallion with a figural bust and bead-and-reel border indicates the artist’s familiarity with Greco-Roman objects. The figure itself, however, is Indian, with voluminous, coiled coiffures and prominent jewelry. This object was probably worn as an ornament on a belt or girdle.
Object facts
- Title: Roundel
- Date: c. 100–1 BCE
- Culture: India, Satavahana period
- Type: Sculpture
- Technique: bronze with repoussé and chased designs
- Dimensions: Overall: 6.5 x 1.8 cm (2 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
- Collection: Indian Art
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession number: 2012.298
Collection credit
Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
View the collection record
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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