Cleveland Museum of Art
Female Attendants
- Date
- 700s
- Medium
- ivory
- Culture
- India, Kashmir
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
These elegant female figures would have originally been in a portable, wooden shrine with a central ivory depicting the Buddha. One holds a chaurī , or flywhisk, a frequent attribute of attendants, while the one originally on the left holds a lotus. Both display a graceful contraposto ( tribhanga ). Their rich jewelry contrasts successfully with the softness of their flesh. Traces of turquoise paint remain on their bodies, suggesting the presence of fabric.
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