Heavenly beauty

anonymous, c. 1100 - c. 1200

The body of this heavenly beauty (apsara) is laden with jewellery, which has been meticulously carved. This is characteristic of the period in which the sculpture was made, during the reign of the Hoysala dynasty (11th-14th century). The outer walls of Hoysala temples are almost entirely covered with sculptures, and this figure would have formed part of the sumptuous decoration on the outside of one such temple.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-RAK-1975-2
  • Dimensionsheight 83 cm x width 33 cm x depth 17 cm
  • Physical characteristicsslate

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Heavenly beauty

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RAK-1975-2

  • Description

    Beeld van een Hemelse Dienares, afkomstig uit een tempelnis. In de rechterhand houdt de vrouw een vrucht en in de linker (afgebroken) een vliegenkwast.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Karnataka

  • Dating

    c. 1100 - c. 1200

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    slate

  • Dimensions

    height 83 cm x width 33 cm x depth 17 cm

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Documentation

    • Pratapaditya Pal, 'A celestial lady from Mysore', Bulletin van de Vereniging van vrienden der Aziatische Kunst. Derde Serie 23 (1975), pp. 8-13.
    • Margot Marsman, 'De Hemelse Dienares' Aziatische Kunst 34/3 (2004), pp. 36-38.

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