| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Directorate of Assam |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | SM-DAS-AM-1406339 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Flying Nymph |
| 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 | Deopahar, Golaghat, Assam |
| Material / सामग्री | Granite- ग्रेनाइट |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | NA |
| 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 | . |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | 73.2 |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | 43 |
| Weight(gm) / भार | . |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | . |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | 62.1 |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | . |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | This embellishing square-shaped architectural member consisted of beautifully carved-out creepers and floral leaves and scroll designs at the upper part of the structure. This broken architectural component resembles it to be part of the door lintel found on temples. The scroll and creeper patterns were decorated all over the structure. Below that there is a low-relief carving of stripe patterns. The bottom part of the structure has interesting carvings of three flying Vidyadharas in a row. The nymph figure carved on the extreme left side of the block is highly eroded and unable to recognize. The figure in the middle is beautifully adorned with a mukuta and big circular kundalas, carrying some indistinct ayudh with both its hands, its fully closed eyes and nose were very prominently depicted facing towards the right side. The third figure at left is very similar to that of the middle one, its closed eyes and broad nose facing towards the right side is very prominently depicted, it is highly adorned with a mukuta and decorative kundalas, it is also shown as carrying some indictinct ayudhs with both its hands raising upwards. The block has a number of sockets and clamp impressions at its top surface. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | Only a smaller fragment of the whole structure is present. Other parts were broken. |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | Deoparbat Archaeological Site |
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