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Lion

AD 100s-200s

Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Kushan period

(c. 80-320)

Sandstone

Overall: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)

Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1952.514

Location

242A Ancient India

Description

Roaring lions such as this have been found on the throne of Kushan kings. Early sculptures of the Buddha also show him seated on a lion throne, and the roar of his teachings (dharma) extends throughout the world.

Provenance

?–1952

(Mathias Komor [1909–1984], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

1952–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 745 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 229 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 229 archive.org

Czuma, Stanislaw. “Mathura Sculpture in the Cleveland Museum Collection.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 64, no. 3, 1977, pp. 83–114. Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 102-103, fig. 31 www.jstor.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 289 archive.org

Exhibition history

The Art of India and Southeast Asia. Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL (organizer) (May 17-June 14, 1964).

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