Flying Celestial Apsara (Feitian 飛天), Flying Celestial Apsara (Feitian), 7th century

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Flying Celestial Apsara (Feitian 飛天), Flying Celestial Apsara (Feitian), Tang dynasty (618–907), 7th century, China, Earthenware with traces of pigment, H. 26 3/4 in. ( cm); W. 16 3/4 in. ( cm); D. 4 3/4 in. ( cm); Wt. lbs. ( kg), Sculpture, Celestial attendants to both Buddhist and Hindu deities in South Asia, apsaras are also frequently depicted in East Asia Buddhist art. This diamond-shaped tile may have decorated the exterior of the pagoda of the Xiuding Temple near Anyang in Henan Province

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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