Female Attendant Bearing a Lotus

Cleveland Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts a female figure, likely an attendant, holding a lotus. The figure is standing with feet shoulder-width apart on a square base; the right foot is slightly forward. The figure is wearing a headpiece with circular decorative elements and long hair flowing down. The figure's upper body is bare except for jewelry on the wrists and upper arms. The waist is adorned with a decorative belt-like piece and additional decorative elements hanging down. The figure wears ankle jewelry and has a cloth draped over the left shoulder. The figure's right hand is raised to the face and the left hand holds the lotus. The sculpture is primarily beige with some greenish tint on the headpiece and cloth. The background of the image fades from dark gray at the top to lighter gray at the bottom.