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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Female Devotee

Female Devotee

c. early 100s CE
sandstone
Overall: 74.5 x 30 x 15 cm (29 5/16 x 11 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Bequest of Jeptha H. Wade III in honor of Emily V. Wade 2012.19
Location: not on view

Description

This female devotee is depicted approaching the place of worship carrying a covered wicker tray that would have been filled with fresh flower garlands.The sense of dynamism and power in the stance, the masterful transformation of stone into the suppleness of youthful, voluptuous flesh barely interrupted by clothing, as well as touches of naturalism—seen in the slipping of the large bangle down the spiral cuff—are all stylistic characteristics of female figures made during the early 2nd century.
  • ?–1983
    (Yvonne Moreau-Gobard's gallery, Arts D'Asie, Paris, France, sold to Jeptha H. Wade III)
    1983–2012
    Jeptha H. Wade III [1924–2008], Boston, MA, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2012–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art : The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 53 no. 02, March/April 2013 Mentioned & Reproduced: p. 14 archive.org
    “Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2011-2012.” Archives of Asian Art, vol. 63, no. 2, 2013, pp. 215–276 Reproduced: fig. 8, p. 221 www.jstor.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 200
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2012.19