Advanced Search
Advanced Search

Apsaras (celestial figure)

Chinese
Six Dynasties Period
6th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions 70 x 76 cm (27 9/16 x 29 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Archibald Cary Coolidge Fund
Accession Number39.532
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture

ProvenanceSaid to come from the caves at Tianlongshan, Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China. 1939, sold by Yamanaka and Co., New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 9, 1939)