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Unknown
Celestial Lovers13th century

Not on view

Tall sandstone relief sculpture of two upright lion-like figures embracing, carved on a narrow rectangular slab with a stepped base

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Celestial Lovers
Place Made: India, Odisha (Orissa)
Date Made: 13th century
Medium: Gneissic rock
Dimensions: 19 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (48.26 x 12.07 x 12.07 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Eivor and Dr. Alston Callahan, Birmingham, Alabama
Accession Number: M.77.150
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography: Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.2. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1988.