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夜叉像

ca. 50 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 234
夜叉（男性自然之灵）是自然世界的人形化身。随着时间的推移，他们成为佛教和印度教诸神中的一员，被当作次要的神祗崇拜。他们常作为地上宝藏的守护者，被人与财富联系起来。这位大腹便便的侏儒曾经高举双手，在头上捧着一只碗，也就意味着他是一位“承载者”，或“载物夜叉”。风格上与此最接近的，要属博帕尔附近的桑吉早期大佛塔（用来供奉法物的土墩状结构）的圆柱柱头雕像。这位夜叉很可能曾像一名侍者一样，在一座佛塔的门口服务，用他的碗来接受信众的善款。

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 标题: 夜叉像
  • 年代: 巽加王朝
  • 创作日期: 约公元前50年
  • 地域: 印度，中央邦
  • 材料: 砂岩
  • 尺寸: 高35英寸（88.9厘米）
  • 来源信息: 杰佛瑞·B·索热夫捐赠，以纪念马丁·勒纳，1988年
  • 藏品编号: 1988.354
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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