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. |