id:			144692
accession number:	1969.34
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.34
updated:		2022-11-02 09:00:32.404000

Frieze with Dancer and Musicians, c. 973. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Sikar, Harshagiri, 10th century. Sandstone; overall: 33.4 x 95.3 x 11.3 cm (13 1/8 x 37 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1969.34

title:				Frieze with Dancer and Musicians
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creation date:			c. 973
creation date earliest:		968
creation date latest:		978
current location:		
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Sikar, Harshagiri, 10th century
technique:	sandstone
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 33.4 x 95.3 x 11.3 cm (13 1/8 x 37 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

	title:		Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music
	opening date:   1996-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-December 8, 1996).

	title:		Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art
	opening date:   2022-11-11T05:00:00
	<i>Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art</i>. The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH (organizer) (November 11, 2022-February 5, 2023) https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/beyond-bollywood-2000-years-of-dance-in-art/; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (March 31-July 10, 2023) https://exhibitions.asianart.org/exhibitions/beyond-bollywood-2000-years-of-dance-in-art/.

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(J.J. Klejman, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1969
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1969–
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fun fact: 
The twisting, dynamic postures of the musicians in this frieze may visually echo the joyful music they are playing together.

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wall description: 
A dancer, who strikes a pose in the center, is accompanied by a full orchestra of musicians in lively variegated poses. At the far left, a woman plays the cymbals, her mouth open in song. Twisting turning postures of figures wrought in high relief with little background space behind them are characteristics of Indian sculpture from the medieval period. Music and dance were important components of devotional temple activities; they were considered as pleasing to the divinity and attractive for devotees as the works of sculpture and architecture.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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. 301
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n321

	Morris, Rekha. "Sense and Sensitivity: Sherman Lee's Impact on the Collection of North Indian Sculpture at the Cleveland Museum of Art," <em>Orientations</em>, vol. 36, no. 1 (January/February 2005), p. 88-93.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 92-93
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IMAGES

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