Flying Apsaras Holding an Alms Bowl
Chinese
Flying divinity facing proper left with trailing scarves. In his right hand he holds a circular bowl; his left hand is raised at chin level, palm outward. Low sandstone relief from the ceiling of cave 2 (west panel) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.
Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
Eastern Wei, 534-550