Description
This rare example of a silver plate from the Gupta period in India depicts the celebration of a spring festival. Figures made during this period are characterized by smooth and rounded body contours and short hairstyles with rows of curls. Though crowded, the masterful composition appears harmoniously unified in its two-tiered circular arrangement of figures.
Provenance
N. Roerich (per Douglas Barret); Dr. Renee Russek, Männedorf, Switzerland, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1972); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1972–)
Accession Number
1972.71
Medium
silver with alloy of tin and lead with traces of gilding
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.)
Classification
Metalwork
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
