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

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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