Ravana Shaking Mount Kailasa

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gray stone sculpture. Two central male figures. One large male figure seated with legs crossed on top of a mountain. The man's body faces left. His head is in the center. His right arm bent at the elbow with forearm pointing up. Left arm resting on left leg. His hair swept back with a low bun. A second smaller male figure to his right climbing on the mountain. Right leg on the seat and left leg on a ledge. Right arm on the larger man's back. Left arm bent at the elbow with the forearm pointing up towards the face. A semi-circle of lines around the head of the larger man. A jagged semi-circle around the top two-thirds of the sculpture. A rectangle at the top of the sculpture. Small figures on top. Four small figures on the right side pointing towards the center. Several small figures on left. Several small figures on the bottom. Gray gradient background. Dark at the top and light at the bottom. A black platform under the sculpture.