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Relief Depicting a Kinnara

Central Thailand

late 7th–8th century

Not on view

This panel, from the northeast elevation, basement level, depicts a celestial musician (kinnara), a bird-man creature who occupied the heavenly realms as an entertainer, seen here playing his preferred instrument, the Indian vina. The creature is birdlike apart from the arms and head, the latter beautifully modeled in what has crystalized into a distinctive Dvaravati-style physiognomy.

cat. no. 153

Relief Depicting a Kinnara, Stucco, Central Thailand — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Relief Depicting a Kinnara, Stucco, Central Thailand

Relief Depicting a Kinnara, Stucco, Central Thailand

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Title: Relief Depicting a Kinnara

Date: late 7th–8th century

Culture: Central Thailand

Medium: Stucco

Dimensions: H. 34 in. (86.4 cm); W. 33 1/4 in. (84.5 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm)

Classification: Sculpture

Credit Line: Lent by Phra Pathom Chedi National Museum, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand (T.15)

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