Sujet

Four-armed goddess on a lion.

Légende

Middle Ages. Central Asia. Silk Route. Four-armed goddess on a lion. Wall painting. Glue colour on dry loess plaster. Early 9th c. Kalai Kahkaha. Palace. (Bunjikant, capital of Usturushan, Tajikistan). Smaller ceremonial hall (chamber 4). Western wall, lower tier. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG via Getty Images)

Date

1754

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/PHAS

Notre référence

UMG20B41_123

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

36,0Mo (1,8Mo) / 24,0cm x 37,6cm / 2835 x 4441 (300dpi)

Mots clés

9th century animal art Asia Bunjikant castle Kahkaha Central Asia ceremonial hall chamber 4 colour early medieval eastern wall face four-armed fresco glue God goddess head Hermitage history Kalai Kahkaha lion medieval mural mural painting museum painter painting Palace plaster religion Silk Road Silk Route smaller Tajikistan The State Hermitage Museum upper register Usturushan wall western wall