Apsara Bracket
Vietnam (Champa) · 900s · Cleveland Museum of Art
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This celestial being is a resident of heaven, ornamented as a goddess with tiered crown, heavy earrings, and broad necklace. She reverently proffers an offering, possibly a lotus bud. This figure would have been part of the embellishment of a Cham temple. Her bust emerges from an architectural element that may have formed the end of a balustrade or ceiling bracket. The light-colored spots are due to lichen and other organic growths that have hardened over time, the result of outdoor weathering.
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Details
- Maker
- Vietnam (Champa)
- Date
- 900s
- Medium
- Sandstone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 55.9 x 53.3 cm (22 x 21 in.)
- Place of origin
- Vietnam (Champa)
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth, Ltd.
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0