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Apsara Bracket
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineApsara Bracket, 900s. Vietnam (Champa). Sandstone; overall: 55.9 x 53.3 cm (22 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth, Ltd., 1990.34
