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Keywords: Indian - Tile with Human Figures - Walters 482867.jpg 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 century 4 5 terracotta cm 47 6 36 8 6 4 accession number 48 2867 36398 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 John Berthe Ford 2010 Desire and Devotion Art from India Nepal and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham; Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum Albuquerque 2001-2003 The Arts of Kashmir Asia Society New York 2007-2008 place of origin Harwan Kashmir India Walters Art Museum license Art of India in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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