Cleveland Museum of Art
Plate with a Scene of Revelry
- Date
- 400s CE
- Medium
- silver with alloy of tin and lead with traces of gilding
- Culture
- Northwestern India, possibly Tanesara Mahadeva, Gupta period (320-647)
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This rare example of a silver plate from the Gupta period in India depicts the celebration of a spring festival. Figures made during this period are characterized by smooth and rounded body contours and short hairstyles with rows of curls. Though crowded, the masterful composition appears harmoniously unified in its two-tiered circular arrangement of figures.
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