Object Number | 48-29-223 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hindu | Indian |
Provenience | India |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Sandstone |
Technique | Relief |
Iconography | Worshipper |
Description | Sandstone tile. In relief, a figure of a worshipper, an attendant, a hero or a god himself; could also be a local hero, saint or warrior. Faces front, hands in worshipful attitude. Red powder marks of worship (used instead of flowers). Used perhaps in a niche or a wayside shrine. Possibly one of a series. From above knees of figure, lower part of tile is missing and otherwise damaged. |
Height | 13 cm |
Width | 12.5 cm |
Thickness | 5.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Presbyterian Board of Missions, 1948 |
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