Head of a Rishi
100–199
- Medium
- stone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 27.7 x 24 cm (10 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
- Genre
- Sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Northern India, Mathura, Kushan period
About
The beard and thick dreadlocks identify this image as that of a rishi, a wise sage and Brahmin priest of Hinduism. Few examples of rishis survive in the round from this period.