The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 30, 2023

Rakshasa

925–950

Cambodia, Koh Ker style, 2nd quarter 10th Century

Sandstone

Overall: 69.8 x 45.8 cm (27 1/2 x 18 1/16 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1967.146

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

This sturdy demon has bulging eyes and windblown hair, suggesting Rakshasa was more than a static guardian figure.

Provenance
?–1967
(Robert Rousset, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
1967–
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 241 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 317 archive.org
Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1967.146