Tile with Human Figures
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.
Artifact
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id
36398
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
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.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_f.352_Fnt_TR_T00III-tms.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_f.352_Fnt_TR_T00III-tms.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_f.352_Fnt_TR_T00III-tms.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2867 |
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Medium
terracotta
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