Description
This sculpture probably derived from Greco-Roman prototypes of nude athletes, but here it has probably been transposed into a scene from the boyhood of the Buddha, when it is said that he excelled in all forms of athletics.
Provenance
(John Eskenazi Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1998); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1998–)
Accession Number
1998.71
Medium
schist
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 20.5 cm (6 5/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust
