Tile with Human Figures

4th-5th century

36.8 cm 47.6 cm 6.4 cm

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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.

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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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