Heavenly beauty
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- sandstone
- Dimensions
- height 96 cm x width 32 cm x depth 21 cm
- Origin
- Khajuraho
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
The composition centers on a standing human figure, with smaller human figures positioned alongside and below her.
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Femininity Visual · 97%
The principal figure has conventionally feminine bodily features and is shown with jewelry, long hair, and an ornate garment.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
The figure and surrounding forms are densely covered with necklaces, armlets, hair details, garment patterns, and carved ornament.
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Curvilinear Forms Visual · 97%
The figure’s lateral bend, flowing hair or drapery, curved limbs, and arcing forms behind the body create a strongly curvilinear design.
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Dense Composition Visual · 94%
The central figure, attendants, base, drapery, jewelry, and overhead ornament are closely integrated into a compact vertical arrangement.
Medium and Techniques
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Sculpture Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as sculpture, and the image clearly shows a freestanding three-dimensional carved figure group.
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Intricately Sculpted Visual · 97%
Fine carved details are visible in the jewelry, hair, facial features, textiles, smaller figures, and surrounding ornament.
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Carving Visual · 97%
The image clearly shows subtractive carving in the stone, including modeled figures, incised garment patterns, and carved ornamental details.
Time Periods
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500 - 1000 CE Art Metadata · 96%
The catalog dates the sculpture to circa 950, placing it within the 500–1000 CE period category.
Geographic Regions
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Indian Art Metadata · 94%
The catalog records Khajuraho as the place of origin, supporting classification within Indian art.
Materials
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Stone Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as sandstone, while the image shows a pale, worked stone surface.
Source & rights
anonymous. Heavenly beauty. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.