Stylised Terracotta Bricks

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Stylised Terracotta Bricks

Accession No : 71/7/5140

This terracotta brick depicts a couple standing. The male figure can be seen completely naked, wearing beaded necklaces around his neck. While the female can be seen wearing Lehnga Choli and Odhani over her head.

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  • DescriptionThis terracotta brick depicts a couple standing. The male figure can be seen completely naked, wearing beaded necklaces around his neck. While the female can be seen wearing Lehnga Choli and Odhani over her head.
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  • Reference" Chattopadhaya, Kamaladevi. Handicrafts of India. New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Research, 1975. O.C. Handa, Madhu Jain. Wood Handicraft. New Delhi: M.L Gidwani, Indus Publishing Company, 2000."
  • KeywordTerracotta, Couple, Male, Figure, Female