Description
This miniature stele (partially broken on one side) depicts the God of Death, Yama, flanked by his consorts. Yama is depicted in his aspect as the Judge of the Deceased, Dharma, which is suggested by the balance he holds in his hands with two figures on each extreme of the scale. His consorts each carry a bowl and a different type of spear. He was probably originally surrounded by four of them, two on each side, but only three now remain.
Provenance
(John Siudmak Asian Art, London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1982); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1982–)
Accession Number
1982.134
Medium
schist
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 12 cm (2 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Gift of Willard G. Clark