Sujet
Roundel with Mermaids and Lotus, c. 100 BC. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Roundel with Mermaids and Lotus, c. 100 BC. This ivory disk was possibly part of a massive earring around which lobes were stretched so that they rest on the shoulders. Eight figures that are half woman and half fish hold hands in a ring around a series of concentric circles containing floral imagery. Their hands and tails make the repeated form of an auspicious trident-shaped symbol, often depicted with fish tails in combination with a lotus flower. The full-breasted forms, the tails, and the lotus flowers evoke the imagery of life-giving waters. A circle of eight female figures later comes to refer to the maidens of the eight directions of the sky ( ashtadikpalikas ).
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G02_257
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
46,4Mo (4,0Mo) / 34,0cm x 34,2cm / 4020 x 4036 (300dpi)