id:			156279
accession number:	1992.116
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.116
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:46.261000

Male Figure, c. 100 BC. India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh area, Shunga period (c. 187–78 BC). Molded terracotta; overall: 38.1 x 15.9 cm (15 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund by exchange and Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1992.116

title:				Male Figure
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creation date:			c. 100 BC
creation date earliest:		-110
creation date latest:		-90
current location:		242A Ancient India
creditline:			Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund by exchange and Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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culture:	India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh area, Shunga period (c. 187–78 BC)
technique:	Molded terracotta
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art - Sunga
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 38.1 x 15.9 cm (15 x 6 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Selected Acquisitions
	opening date:   1993-02-09T05:00:00
	<i>Selected Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Spink & Son, Ltd., London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1992
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1992–
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wall description:
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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1992." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 80, no. 2 (1993): 38-79.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 53, no. 432; Mentioned: p. 79, no. 432
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161388

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1992.116/1992.116_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1992.116/1992.116_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1992.116/1992.116_full.tif