Description
A well-dressed male figure, probably a nature divinity known as a yaksha, presses his hands together in a gesture of veneration in the center of the lotus medallion. An inscription in Brahmi script states that this section of the railing was the gift of a man named Mitra.
Provenance
The Pan-Asian Collection, New York, NY (?-1982); (Robert H. Ellsworth [1929–2014], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1982); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1982–)
Accession Number
1982.44.a
Medium
plum-colored sandstone
Dimensions
Overall: 55.9 x 66 cm (22 x 26 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
