Cleveland Museum of Art

Male Figure

Date: c. 100 BCE
Medium: Molded terracotta
Culture: India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh area, Shunga period (185–78 BCE)
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

This idealized male figure appears to be the epitome of wealth and success—the attributes sought by a faithful devotee who performs regular worship at a sacred site. The bulbous turban with finely incised textile patterning is characteristic of the style from this period, as are the pinched facial features and the hem of the lower garment that swirls out around the legs.

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