SculptureChinese6th century

Flying Apsaras Holding an Alms Bowl

534-550

Description

Flying divinity facing proper right with trailing scarves, holding a bowl in his right hand above his head. Low sandstone relief from the ceiling of cave 2 (east panel) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Culture

Chinese

Period

Eastern Wei, 534-550

Century

6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

77 x 74.9 cm (30 5/16 x 29 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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