Exuding power and grace this diminutive image of a goddess is one of the earliest surviving bronze sculptures from Nepal. Her broad hips and simple, elegant garments and jewellery barely interrupt the contours of her form. Her lowered right hand, in the gift-giving gesture, holds a fruit, and her left hand once held the stem of a flower.
Details
- Title : Devi
- Year : 600s-700s
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Dimension : Overall: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 7th-8th century
- Collection : The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Credit Line : Gift of George P. Bickford 1983.153
- Status : Currently not on view
- Collection : Nepalese Art
- Department : Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Exhibition history : The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organiser) (February 22-April 8, 1984).