One of a Pair of Carved Bricks Representing Musicians
17th century
terracotta
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
This carved brick is from a Hindu temple in Bengal.
Provenance
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Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1979, by gift.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
11/21/1983 | Examination | examined for survey |
Geographies
Bengal (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander B. Griswold, 1979
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
25.74