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Celestial Nymphscirca 1000

Not on view
Stone relief sculpture of two figures in a vertical architectural panel, the central female figure in a curved tribhanga stance wearing elaborate beaded jewelry, with a smaller male figure to the left

Unknown, Celestial Nymphs, circa 1000, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Celestial Nymphs
Place Made
India, Madhya Pradesh
Date Made
circa 1000
Medium
Sandstone
Dimensions
31 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (79.38 x 26.04 x 19.05 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.74.5.3
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.
  • Trabold, J. The Art of India, An Historical Profile. Northridge, CA: California State University Press, 1975.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.

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