id:			147978
accession number:	1974.74
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.74
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Shalabhanjika (Woman and Tree), 300s-400s. Northern India, Kashmir. Gray steatite; overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund 1974.74

title:				Shalabhanjika (Woman and Tree)
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creation date:			300s-400s
creation date earliest:		300
creation date latest:		500
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creditline:			James Parmelee Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Northern India, Kashmir
technique:	gray steatite
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1974
	opening date:   1975-03-11T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1974</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:


digital description:
The full carving of a flowering tree on the back of this figurine indicates that she is a figure of a nature divinity who personifies the life-giving qualities of the sap that envigorates the tree and causes it to flower. These figures are sometimes called <em>shalabhanjika</em>, "she who breaks the tree," probably because her fertile properties are so powerful that it causes the tree to fruit so heavily that the branches break.

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