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Fragment of a Relief with a Standing Winged Female Figure Playing a Flute

Fragment of a Relief with a Standing Winged Female Figure Playing a Flute

Unknown

Artist
Unknown (Gandhāran)
Title
Fragment of a Relief with a Standing Winged Female Figure Playing a Flute
Date
2nd-3rd century
Period
Kushan Dynasty
Medium
Schist
Dimensions
5 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Spengler
Accession No.
1991.144
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
Pakistan

Related

Likely collected between 1955 and 1967 by William F. Spengler when he served as an American diplomat in Lahore (1955-1956), Peshawar (1962-1965), and Kabul (1965-1967); December 1991, gifted by Mr. and Mrs. William F. Spengler (Colorado Springs, CO) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Art of Storytelling: Art of India from Wisconsin Collections, The: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10/26/1985–1/19/1986

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