Standing Woman

Cleveland Museum of Art

Standing Woman

Date
c. 50–200 CE
Medium
ivory
Culture
Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
152117

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This ivory carving was made In India as a facing for wooden furniture, which disintegrated, leaving only the ivory veneers. Most of the imagery is life-affirming and auspicious, as seen in the image of a young woman. Indian ivory-faced furnishings--along with lacquer boxes from China and painted glass from Rome--were found in an extraordinary deposit of luxury goods at a site called Begram.

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Credit line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Provenance
?–1974: Frederick M. Mayer [1899–1974], New York, NY, by descent to his son, Robert J. Mayer | 1974–?: Robert J. Mayer | ?–1985: (Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1985–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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  • Representative object from the topic Indian Ivory Decorative Carvings
    Indian Ivory Decorative Carvings

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