Hevajra
c. 1200
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Hevajra, c. 1200. Northeastern Thailand, former kingdom of Angkor. Bronze; overall: 46 x 23.9 cm (18 1/8 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma 2011.143 Hevajra, the Tantric Buddhist deity who personifies Enlightenment, dances vigorously to symbolize the human soul's liberation from the snare of existence.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Bronze
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 46 x 23.9 cm (18 1/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2011.143
- Credit Line
- Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma
- Exhibitions
- Beyond Angkor: Cambodian Sculpture from Banteay Chhmar, Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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