Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम
Achaeological Museum, Sanghol
Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या
ASM-888-PB-177668
Title/ Name of Object
वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम
Sura Sundari
Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म
Sculpture - प्रतिमा
Dynasty /वंश
Kushanas - कुषाण
Period / तारीख/युग
C. 1st - 2nd Cent. CE
Style / शैली
Kushanas - कुषाण
Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र
SGL 5
Material / सामग्री
Stone - पत्थर
Sub Material / उप.सामग्री
Red spotted sand stone
Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है।
Displayed at first floor.
State/UT
राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र
Punjab
Measurement/Weight
माप/वजन
Length(cm) / लंबाई
101.5
Width(cm) / चौड़ाई
Height(cm) / ऊंचाई
Weight(gm) / भार
Diameter(cm) /व्यास
Thickness(cm)/मोटाई
15.0
Depth(cm) /गहराई
Description / विवरण
Description / विवरण
The sculpture represents the figure of a standing lady on a jewelled cushion holding banch of mango fruits in her hanging right hand while the left hand is bent raised upward holding a water vessel Sura patra . The lady is slighty tilted towards her right. Her left leg is straight while the right leg is slightly bent from the knee. She is ornamented herself by heavy ear-stud, numerous bangles, kankana armlet, heavy anklet, necklace. She is draped by transperant garment and wears coin studded mekhala. She is simply combed her hair made bun on the frontal centre portion. The lady has a smiling face. Above the lady figure a male figure is shown from the balcony and his left hand hangs down and recieving the sura patra water vessel. But the head of the male figure is missing. The backside of the pillar is decorated with lotus medallions.
Identification Marks /
पहचान चिन्ह
Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र
Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था
Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण
"1. Fair
2. The head of the male figure from the balcony is completely chipped off."