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Source Description
This is a floor tile from a Buddhist monastery. Joined with other tiles, it made an enclosing circle. The male figure is a guardian. The graceful woman in the see-through dress holding a vase is most likely a river goddess, suggesting prosperity.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
36398
label
Tile with Human Figures
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
36398
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tile with Human Figures
description
This is a floor tile from a Buddhist monastery. Joined with other tiles, it made an enclosing circle. The male figure is a guardian. The graceful woman in the see-through dress holding a vase is most likely a river goddess, suggesting prosperity.
provenance
William Wolff Gallery, New York, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, April 1974, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
date
4th-5th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
tiles
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
47.6
height
36.8
depth
6.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 18 3/4 x W: 14 1/2 x D: 2 1/2 in. (47.6 x 36.8 x 6.4 cm)
Source extras
med
terracotta
creator_ids
2191
collection_ids
INT
exhibition_ids
1996
2071
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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