Sujet

Winged warrior-demon.

Légende

Middle Ages. Central Asia. Silk Route. Winged warrior-Demon. 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, second tier. The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG via Getty Images)

Date

1754

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/PHAS

Notre référence

UMG20B41_125

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,6Mo (1,7Mo) / 25,0cm x 30,7cm / 2953 x 3622 (300dpi)

Mots clés

9th century art Asia Bunjikant castle Kahkaha Central Asia ceremonial hall chamber 4 colour demon early medieval eastern wall face fresco glue head Hermitage history Kalai Kahkaha 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 winged winged warrior-Demon