Relief fragment with chaitya arch in the centre, flanked by two attendants representing mithuna or a couple

Details

• Title

  Relief fragment with chaitya arch in the centre, flanked by two attendants representing mithuna or a couple

• Associated place

  Asia › India › south India › Andhra Pradesh › Guntur › Nagarjunakonda (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  2nd - 3rd century AD (AD 101 - 300)

• Material and technique

  limestone

• Material index

  inorganic › stone › limestone

• Object type

  architecture › relief;

  architecture › building/structure › shrine

• Dimensions

  11 x 16 x 4 cm approx. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 2016.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2016.27

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