Ascetic Master

16th century

7.8 cm 11.6 cm 5.4 cm

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This figure’s intense gaze signals his yogic power—through ascetic practices and the rejection of mainstream social conventions, he has mastered spiritual knowledge. The animal skin upon which he sits and the bone ornaments he wears—including his prominent spiral earrings—conf...

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John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 2002.
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