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