Apsaras, or celestial nymph

Details

• Title

  Apsaras, or celestial nymph

• Associated place

  Asia › Gandhara › Swat (place of creation)

• Date

  8th century AD (AD 701 - 800)

• Material and technique

  bronze, inlaid with silver

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  formed › cast;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  component › backplate;

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  architecture › building/structure › shrine

• Dimensions

  8.6 x 7 x 1.7 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mr and Mrs John Eskenazi, 1998.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 32 | India from AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1998.226

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