The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Rakshasa

925–950

Cambodia, Koh Ker style, 2nd quarter 10th Century

sandstone
Overall: 69.8 x 45.8 cm (27 1/2 x 18 1/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1967.146
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This sturdy demon has bulging eyes and windblown hair, suggesting Rakshasa was more than a static guardian figure.
  • ?–1967
    (Robert Rousset [1901–1982], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1967–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • “Year in Review.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 54, no. 10 (December 1967): 302–346. Reproduced: p. 333; Mentioned: p. 347, no. 176 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 241 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 317 archive.org
  • Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
  • {{cite web|title=Rakshasa|url=false|author=|year=925–950|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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