Cleveland Museum of Art
Rakshasa
- Date
- 925–950
- Medium
- sandstone
- Culture
- Cambodia, Koh Ker style, 2nd quarter 10th Century
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This sturdy demon has bulging eyes and windblown hair, suggesting Rakshasa was more than a static guardian figure.
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