This stone architectural fragment is from the region of Andhra Pradesh, where white and greenish-white limestone is abundant. This sculpture was once part of the drum slab of a Buddhist stupa (reliquary mound). Flying figures were often included in Buddhist scenes of veneration to signify the Buddha’s divinity.
Details
- Title: Relief Fragment with Flying Celestial Being
- Date: c. 200
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: overall: 17 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 6 in. (44.45 x 31.75 x 15.24 cm)
- Credit Line: The Norton Simon Foundation
- Accession Number: F.1975.14.1.S
- Copyright: © The Norton Simon Foundation
Object Information
- Pal, Pratapaditya, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, no. 57a pp. 94-95
- Campbell, Sara, Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best, 2010, cat. 1200a p. 382
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