The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 17, 2025

Male Figure

c. 100 BCE

India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh area, Shunga period

(185–78 BCE)
Molded terracotta
Overall: 38.1 x 15.9 cm (15 x 6 1/4 in.)
Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund by exchange and Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1992.116
Location: 242A Ancient India

Description

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.
  • ?–1992
    (Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1992–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1992." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (1993): 38-79. Reproduced: p. 53, no. 432; Mentioned: p. 79, no. 432 www.jstor.org
  • Selected Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).
  • {{cite web|title=Male Figure|url=false|author=|year=c. 100 BCE|access-date=17 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1992.116