Miniature Female Head
Unknown Artist
100s CE
Medium
sandstone
Dimensions
h. 11.5 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Eleanor Everett in memory of Mr. Morris Everett
Accession Number
1993.240
About this artwork
Against the backdrop of the large-scale monumental sculpture for which the Mathura school is justly noted, this miniature head may appear insignificant; however, it exemplifies on a diminutive scale qualities of style and execution that not only parallel developments noticeable on monumental sculpture but also reflect a certain freedom of treatment of facial details that clearly denotes that while the artist worked in a minor key, the creation was neither inconsequential nor a sequacious renderi...