Virupa

A gilt bronze figure sits cross-legged on a tiered lotus pedestal, his right arm raised with the fingers pointing upward and his left hand resting on his lap. He wears a beaded necklace, bracelets, and an elaborate headdress, with his face framed by a short beard and inset eyes. Traces of red pigment and small silver and stone inlays add detail to the richly modeled surface.

Look closer: Small inset eyes and red pigment remnants on the hair and headdress.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 1400s

Medium

Gilt bronze with silver, stones, and pigment

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

2792 × 3400 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom