Flying celestial
| Title | Flying celestial |
| Museum Name | National Museum, New Delhi |
| Gallery Name | Archaeology |
| Object Type | Archaeology |
| Main Material | Stone |
| Country | India |
| Origin Place | Sondani, Gwalior , Madhya Pradesh |
| Patron/Dynasty | Gupta |
| Period / Year of Work | Late 6th Century AD |
| Dimensions | Ht. 84.0 cm Wd. 129.5 cm |
| Brief Description | A relief panel depicting on the proper right two large flying figures, male and female, and on the proper left in a small rectangular niche a standing couple. The male flying figure on the extreme right has his hair dressed in the formal curls and wears a tiara. He wears a lower garment and a sash at the waist, a beaded necklace, armlets and bangles. The female also wears a waist cloth and in the left hand she holds one of the flying tassels of a sash attached to her left hip. Her hair is tied at the back and she wears ear-rings , anklets, a necklace, armlets and bangles, as also a tiara on the head. Above the niche is a human face. The panel is damaged at several places and a large piece is missing from the lower right corner. Yellowish buff sand stone. |