Flying Apsaras Holding a Lotus Bud and an Alms Bowl
Chinese
Flying divinity facing proper right with trailing scarves. In his right hand he holds a bowl above his head; his left hand holds a lotus bud at waist level. Low sandstone relief from the ceiling of cave 3 (east panel) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.
Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
Eastern Wei, 534-550