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Architectural Panel with a Flying Celestial (Kinnara)5th century

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Terracotta or stucco sculptural fragment of a seated figure's upper body, with elaborate headdress, beaded necklace, and worn reddish-tan surface with gray-green patina, mounted on a black base
Fragmentary terracotta relief panel mounted on a black display stand, depicting a female figure with elaborate headdress and beaded necklace, shown in three-quarter view with a smaller figure reclining across her lap, warm reddish-brown surface with areas of weathering and loss.
Terracotta architectural fragment with a high-relief figure of a female yakshi or attendant, wearing a beaded necklace and elaborate headdress, one arm bent at the elbow, with weathered reddish-brown surface.

Unknown, Architectural Panel with a Flying Celestial (Kinnara), 5th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Marilyn Walter Grounds, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Architectural Panel with a Flying Celestial (Kinnara)
Place Made
India, Uttar Pradesh
Date Made
5th century
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (24.13 x 19.68 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Marilyn Walter Grounds
Accession Number
M.87.279.3
Classification
Architecture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography

  • El Universo de la India: Obras Maestras del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Angeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, 2012.