Flying Celestial Apsara (Feitian 飛天), Flying Celestial Apsara (Feitian), Tang dynasty (618–907), 7th century, China, Earthenware with traces of pigment, H. 26 3/4 in. (67.9 cm); W. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); D. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Wt. 30.3 lbs. (13.7 kg), Sculpture, Celestial attendants to both Buddhist and Hindu deities in South Asia, apsaras are also frequently depicted in East Asia Buddhist art. This diamond-shaped tile may have decorated the exterior of the pagoda of the Xiuding Temple near Anyang in Henan Province
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Flying Celestial Apsara, Feitian 飛天, Feitian, Tang dynasty, 618–907, 7th century, China, Earthenware, traces, pigment, H, 26 3/4, 67.9 cm, W, 16, 42.5, D, 4, 12.1, Wt, 30.3 lbs, 13.7 kg, Sculpture, Celestial, attendants, Buddhist, Hindu deities, South Asia, apsaras, frequently depicted, East Asia Buddhist, art, diamond-shaped tile, decorated, exterior, pagoda, Xiuding, Temple, Anyang, Henan, Province
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