id:			124396
accession number:	1945.367
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Personification of the Discus, 670. Northeastern India, Bihar, Aphsad, early Pala period, 7th Century. Chlorite; overall: 81.3 cm (32 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.367

title:				Personification of the Discus
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creation date:			670
creation date earliest:		670
creation date latest:		670
current location:		243 Indian and Southeast Asian
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Northeastern India, Bihar, Aphsad, early Pala period, 7th Century
technique:	chlorite
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 81.3 cm (32 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		India's Art
	opening date:   1949-12-02T05:00:00
	<i>India's Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 2, 1949-January 22, 1950).

	title:		The Art of India: Stone Sculpture
	opening date:   1962-09-25T04:00:00
	<i>The Art of India: Stone Sculpture</i>. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (September 25-November 15, 1962).

	title:		The Art of India and Southeast Asia
	opening date:   1964-05-17T04:00:00
	<i>The Art of India and Southeast Asia</i>. Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL (organizer) (May 17-June 14, 1964).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1945
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1945-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 750
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n135

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 232
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n256

	Marcus, Margaret F. “Sculptures from Bihar and Bengal.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 54, no. 8, 1967, pp. 240–262.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 245, fig. 3c
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25152173

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 232
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n256

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 294
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n314

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