The Colas c36.30

c36.30

Fig. 22. Princess or Apsaras(?), in the same temple. It is a marvellous example of sculpture of a woman. Her left leg and arm and right hand are broken. The workmanship is similar to fig. 21. She stands on *padmāsana*. *Karaṇḍamakuṭa* and *hāras* and lower garment are beautiful. Full breasts, slender waist and broad hips are executed with consummate mastery and with an eye on canonical formulas relating to feminine beauty. Sharply bevelled corbels above pilasters are noteworthy.