Rakshasa

925–950

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Title: Rakshasa
Date Created: 925–950
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 69.8 x 45.8 cm (27 1/2 x 18 1/16 in.)
Provenance: (Robert Rousset, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Sculpture
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.146
Medium: sandstone
Fun Fact: This sturdy demon has bulging eyes and windblown hair, suggesting Rakshasa was more than a static guardian figure.
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Culture: Cambodia, Koh Ker style, 2nd quarter 10th Century
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Collection: Cambodian Art
Accession Number: 1967.146

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