Crossbar

Unknown (Indian)

Item type:

architectural object

Date of creation:

2nd century

Depth:

20.0 cm  (7 7/8 in.)

Diameter:

83.0 cm  (32 11/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

limestone, relief, carved

Place of creation:

Amarāvati (Andhra Pradesh, Bhārat)

Additional titles

Description

Railing crossbar (suci), carved in limestone ('Palnad marble'); the inner face depicts Mandhāta sharing Sakka's (Sakra) throne and elaborate royal court in the Triastrimsa Heaven (the Heaven of the Thirty-three Gods). A plethora of court activities and human types are depicted here, including female musicians and dancers. Wind (and possibly other) instruments are visible.

Iconclass

12B213
ritual music and dancing ~ non-Christian religions

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Wind instruments [3730]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5341