| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Directorate of Assam |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | SM-DAS-AM-1404174 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Stone panel |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Architectural Remains - स्थापत्य अवशेष |
| Dynasty /वंश | Pre-Ahom - पूर्व अहोम काल |
| Period / तारीख/युग | C. 10th 12th Cent. CE |
| Style / शैली | Old Assamese Style - प्राचीन असामी शैली |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Deoparbat, Golaghat, Assam |
| Material / सामग्री | Stone - पत्थर |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | Granite |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | At the main site |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Assam |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | 101.3 |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | 61.5 |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | 45.9 |
| Weight(gm) / भार | . |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | . |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | . |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | . |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | The frieze here incorporates a graceful dancer and two musicians playing their instruments who are engaged in performing in the presence of their patron or teacher. The stone block has four faces and the carvings are done on supposedly the frontal part. On the top surface, the block carries impression of metal clamps and several shallow depressions. The images are sculpted inside four shallow niches that resembles like pillars. From left to right, the first frame includes two male figures. One of them is standing behind the other. The figurine is carrying a ware on his left hand slightly lifted into the air and at an equal level of his face. This right hand is heavily eroded hence, the expression is difficult to interpret. It has a square-shaped face with prominent jaw-line. A tilak on the forehead, the eyebrows are dramatically long, hair tied in a bun and has a faint smile. The figure is seen to be adorned with spherical kundalas (earrings), bangles covering almost entire lower arms on both the hands. It is also seen wearing a katisuram. Compared to the other figure, it is distinctively short and smaller in size. The other figurine is seen to be seated on a stool (Pidha) in a squatting position. His left arm is folded to the chest and indecipherable due to weathering. The right arm is stretched downward with hand posture in prithvi mudra. The face of the image is slightly tilted upward and has a defined jawline, with long eyebrows and an exceptionally big earlobe. His hair is tied in a bun. The image is seen to be adorned with elongated oval hoop earrings, with bracelets on both the wrists and a tilak on its forehead. In matter of garments, it is bare-chested but has a drapery around the waistline covering till its thighs. There is a semi-circular weaving pattern on the drapery. The next image is of a male playing a barrel-shaped Mrdungam (drum) tied across his body. The figure is seen to be in a squatting position. The right hand is beating the drum while the left hand is raised high above its head indicating that the musician is deeply engrossed into playing the instrument. The head of the musician is tilted upward with its hair tied in a bun. It has a prominent smile and a jaw-line but all the other facial features are nearly fading away due to weathering. Apart from that, the image is adorned with elongated oval-shaped hoop earrings on both the ears. A long necklace-like ornament with a barrel-shaped bead is carved on it that covers till slightly above the navel region. A Vayala(bracelet) is seen on the left wrist. There is an Antariya (Drapery) dangling in between the thighs whose ends are brushing against the ground. The following image is of a bearded male in a dancing posture. While the body is in motion, the figurine is in a straddled leg posture partially split in a vertical way with the left leg slightly raised and the foot is held by the right hand of the dancer while entirely contouring the body. The lower arm is found to be completely broken. The head is tilted downward on its right side. The upper half of the hair is intricately tied in a bun and the lower half is left undone and hanging loose. The figurine is adorned with spherical kundalas (Earrings) and a beaded thread worn over the left shoulder diagonally across the chest to the right hip. The Katisutram is visible on the left side of the waist and the Antariya is dangling in between the thighs brushing against the ground. The adjacent frame consists of a musician playing a small two-headed percussion drum (Damaru). The instrument is tied diagonally across the body. The musician is seen to be grasping the instrument by his left hand and beating it with his right hand. The figurine has a contoured appearance where it is seen in a straddled leg posture where both the legs are partially split in vertical way. On observation, the musician is found to put his entire body weight over his bent right leg. The knots of the girdle are visible on both sides of the waist. There is a pair of bangles carved on the left wrist. The figurine has a large hair bun which is visible through the spiked headgear, the lower part of the hair is hanging loose in the air. The image is found to be facing tilted downward to its left side. It also seen to be adorned with elongated oval hoop earrings. The facial features. compared to the other images, are more distinct. It is seen to have a broad smile and exceptionally long eyebrows. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | Fairly good state of preservation |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | Deoparbat Archaeological Site |
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