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Yama as Dharma, the Judge of the Deceased with His Consorts (miniature stele)
800s
Overall: 6 x 12 cm (2 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Gift of Willard G. Clark 1982.134
Location: Not on view
Description
This miniature stele (partially broken on one side) depicts the God of Death, Yama, flanked by his consorts. Yama is depicted in his aspect as the Judge of the Deceased, Dharma, which is suggested by the balance he holds in his hands with two figures on each extreme of the scale. His consorts each carry a bowl and a different type of spear. He was probably originally surrounded by four of them, two on each side, but only three now remain.- ?–1982(John Siudmak Asian Art, London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1982–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review for 1982.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 70, no. 1 (January 1983): 3–55. Reproduced: p. 27; Mentioned: p. 55, no. 138 www.jstor.org
- The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.134