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Head of a Rishi
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineHead of a Rishi, c. 125–150 CE. Northern India, Mathura, Kushan period. Stone; overall: 27.7 x 24 cm (10 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1971.41
