Cleveland Museum of Art

Roundel

Date

c. 100–1 BCE

Medium

bronze with repoussé and chased designs

Culture

India, Satavahana period

Department

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The form of a medallion with a figural bust and bead-and-reel border indicates the artist’s familiarity with Greco-Roman objects. The figure itself, however, is Indian, with voluminous, coiled coiffures and prominent jewelry. This object was probably worn as an ornament on a belt or girdle.

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