Model

Figurine

29-130-124

From: Krishnagar | Bengal

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 29-130-124
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Krishnagar | Bengal
Date Made 19th Century - 1904
Section Asian
Materials Clay | Wood | Pigment
Technique Painted
Iconography Obese Man
Description

Figurine model. Painted clay and wood. Obese man sitting with block of wood before him. Figure only wearing loin cloth. Type similar to 29-130-115. 29-130-112 to 29-130-130 is a group of small models showing Indian industries and customs. Made by Chandra Bhusun Paul, Krishnagar, Nadia, Bengal, India.

Height 13.3 cm
Width 12.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number O 508 - Sommerville Oriental Number

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