Male Atlantean figure
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Male Atlantean figure” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
The musculature, thick curly locks of hair, and deeply inset eyes of this fragmentary figure show the sculptor's incorporation of Greco-Roman forms. His hunched posture suggests that he supported a heavy weight, such as the dome of a stupa on his back. Rows of figures would have visually supported the stupa, in which relics of the Buddha or other revered Buddhist leader were interred.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 1969.64
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
