Head of a Rishi
Unknown Artist
c. 125–150 CE
Medium
stone
Dimensions
27.7 × 24 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Accession Number
1971.41
About this artwork
The beard and thick dreadlocks identify this image as that of a rishi, a wise sage and Brahmin priest of Hinduism. Few examples of rishis survive in the round from this period.