Crouching Dwarf Musician
-200–-100
- Medium
- terracotta
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 8.7 x 3.7 cm (4 x 3 7/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
- Genre
- sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
India, Shunga period (185–78 BCE)
About
Images of dwarfs referenced the fertility of the earth. With lush curling hair, portly full body, and visible genitals, this figure squats close to the earth and plays on a double flute pipe instrument.