Feitian Apsaras (flying celestial figure)
7th century A.D.
Object PlaceTaiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
Medium/TechniqueSandstone
Dimensions40.8 x 41.5 cm (16 1/16 x 16 5/16 in.)
Credit LineArchibald Cary Coolidge Fund
Accession number39.533
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceSaid to come from the caves at Tianlongshan, Taiyuan, Shangxi province, China. 1939, sold by Yamanaka and Co., New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 9, 1939)
dated A.D. 515
8th century A.D.
7th century A.D.
about A.D. 480–500
about A.D. 480–500
about A.D. 700
about mid-5th century A.D.
12th–13th century
mid-13th century
about late 8th–late 9th century A.D.