Sujet
Gateway Bracket, 150-200. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Gateway Bracket, 150-200. Gateways leading into a sacred area often had large horizontal architraves, the weight of which was supported by brackets carved with figures of voluptuous women grasping the branch of a tree. They embody the ideal form of the young mother, with breasts full of nourishing milk. As personifications of the sap that pervades living plants, they are auspicious markers of life and abundance. These attractive figures, who embody the purifying water essential for life, symbolically cleanse visitors as they enter the sacred space. On both sides of this large bracket they grasp the branch of an ashoka tree, which has clusters of flowers that are bright red in nature.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F84_031
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
82,6Mo (6,4Mo) / 41,9cm x 49,4cm / 4944 x 5838 (300dpi)