Asset ID:
7614
CMS Object ID:
355244
Accession Number:
EA1985.5
Title:
Boss from a temple ceiling with circle of flying warriors
Object Name:
boss, ceiling, temple-relief
Object dating:
2nd half of the 8th century - 1st half of the 9th century AD
Associated place(s):
south Rajasthan (place of creation)
Dimensions:
63 x 76 x 9 cm max. (height x width x depth) ; 76 cm irregular, max. (diameter)
Materials/ techniques:
sandstone, with traces of pigment
Responsible department:
Eastern Art
Single/ multiple object:
Single
Asset copyright notice:
© Ashmolean Museum
View:
Front
Key words:
- abstract
- air
- anything
- astadikpalas
- astamurti
- attributes
- authority
- aṣṭadikpālas
- aṣṭamūrtis
- bearers
- boss
- burgess
- candidates
- carry
- carving
- ceiling
- central
- circular
- clouds
- clues
- coffered
- composition
- compositions
- cousens
- creatures
- date
- deccan
- deities
- demi-gods
- demigods
- different
- directional
- door
- early
- eight
- elements
- engraving
- feature
- feet
- figs
- figure
- figures
- fire
- flames
- flying
- fragmentary
- full
- garlands
- gods
- ground
- ground
- group
- guardians
- gupta
- hall
- hands
- hold
- identities
- ignorance
- images
- increased
- india
- indications
- individual
- interlocking
- knowledge
- later
- legs
- length
- likely
- lintels
- liveliness
- low
- magical
- magicians
- male
- men
- millimetres
- name
- named
- northern
- number
- occasion
- pattern
- patterns
- period
- placing
- porch
- portion
- pose
- poser
- possibility
- post-gupta
- powers
- precision
- pun
- qualities
- quality
- quarters
- relief
- representations
- rhythm
- right
- roundel
- ruined
- rule
- scores
- sculptural
- semi-divine
- semi-visual
- shape
- shrine
- similar
- simple
- sixteen
- size
- slab
- slabs
- small
- spiritual
- spokes
- stone
- style
- sufficient
- sword
- swords
- temple
- temples
- time
- times
- vadnagar
- vasus
- vidyadharas
- vidyā
- vidyādharas
- view
- viṣṇu
- warrior
- water
- wheel
- wreaths
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