Heavenly beauty

Heavenly beauty

anonymous

Details

Medium
slate
Dimensions
height 83 cm x width 33 cm x depth 17 cm
Origin
Karnataka
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • Human Figure Both · 99%

    The catalog lists the classification as figure, and the image visibly represents a standing human figure with a face, torso, arms, and legs.

  • Femininity Visual · 90%

    The visible breasts, facial styling, long hair or headdress, jewelry, and costume conventionally present the figure as feminine.

Visual Qualities

  • Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%

    The sculpture is densely covered with carved necklaces, pendants, headdress elements, garment borders, waist ornaments, and other decorative forms.

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 98%

    Fine repeated bead-like, linear, and raised details are visible across the headdress, jewelry, clothing, and surrounding ornaments.

Medium and Techniques

  • Sculpture Both · 99%

    The catalog classifies the work as sculpture, and the image clearly shows a carved three-dimensional figure.

  • Carving Visual · 98%

    The surface shows subtractive stone carving, combining modeled relief with incised ornament.

Time Periods

  • 1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog date of c. 1100–c. 1200 falls within the 1000–1400 CE period.

Geographic Regions

  • Indian Art Metadata · 96%

    The catalog gives Karnataka as the place of origin, supporting classification within Indian art.

Materials

  • Stone Both · 99%

    The catalog identifies slate, and the photograph visibly shows a gray carved stone surface.

Source & rights

anonymous. Heavenly beauty. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.