File:Clevelandart 2011.146.jpg
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Summary
Female torso
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| Title |
Female torso |
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| Description |
This life-size sculpture of a female figure was likely installed by a doorway or in an exterior niche of a Buddhist temple. Throughout the history of Indian art, voluptuous female figures have adorned Buddhist sanctuaries. Embodying the Indian ideal of female beauty, the form of the young mother with full breasts of milk personifies abundance, nourishment, and productivity—ideas that were considered auspicious and life affirming. Her copious jewels and valuable textiles also visually relate that the good karmic actions of venerating the Buddha and following his teachings will result in abundant good fortune. |
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| Date | 1001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Black chlorite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 89 x 44 x 19 cm (35 1/16 x 17 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indian and South East Asian Art |
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| Accession number |
2011.146 |
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| Place of creation | Northeastern India, Pala dynasty (730-1197) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/2011.146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 15:54, 21 January 2019 | | 2,795 × 3,400 (6.42 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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