Architectural Relief with Figures and Animals
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
On public display.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
The figures on these panels appear to represent divine couples (mithuna), celestial females (apsarases), and women making offerings to a male ascetic figure or demigod. These divine beings are considered auspicious, and their presence on the exterior walls of temples is said to secure blessings and protection for the sacred space inside.
Harvard Art Museums
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1961.134
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
