Male Figure
Unknown Artist
c. 100 BCE
Medium
Molded terracotta
Dimensions
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Classification
Sculpture
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund by exchange and Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Accession Number
1992.116
About this artwork
This idealized male figure appears to be the epitome of wealth and success—the attributes sought by a faithful devotee who performs regular worship at a sacred site. The bulbous turban with finely incised textile patterning is characteristic of the style from this period, as are the pinched facial features and the hem of the lower garment that swirls out around the legs.