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Devi

600s-700s

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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 jewelry 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.

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  • Title: Devi
  • Date Created: 600s-700s
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.153
  • Medium: gilt bronze
  • Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
  • Culture: Nepal, 7th-8th century
  • Credit Line: Gift of George P. Bickford
  • Collection: Nepalese Art
  • Accession Number: 1983.153
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