EditorialGoose (Hamsa) with Floral Tail, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (16.5 x 19.1 cm), Sculpture, This panel was the interior base molding of a Buddhist temple. This goose (hamsa) was...
EditorialFlying Celestial Figure, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 6 1/4 x 4 in. (15.9 x 10.2 cm), Sculpture, These winged celestial beings show remarkable connections to the Western classical tradition. Fr...
EditorialFragment of a Halo with Buddha Figure, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (8.9 x 12.1 cm), Sculpture, These fragments are from an elaborate halo that once adorned a larger-than-life...
EditorialBorder with Lozenges set within a Pearl Rondel, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 2 3/4 x 7 1/2in. (7 x 19.1cm), Sculpture, This jeweled border was set above a hamsa molding in a Buddhist temple at ...
EditorialRondel with Seated Buddha, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Red clay with traces of color, 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (16.5 x 16.5 cm), Sculpture, These Buddhas with halos and body mandorlas were part of an elaborate halo tha...
EditorialGoose (Hamsa) with Floral Tail, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (16.5 x 19.1 cm), Sculpture, This panel was the interior base molding of a Buddhist temple. This goose (hamsa) was...