Stylised Terracotta Bricks

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Stylised Terracotta Bricks

Accession No : 71/7/5135

This temple brick, is square in shape. It has a female figure resting her leg over a lion figure and a tree behind her. A man can be seen on the right with his head faced sidewards, with folded hands. He is wearing a Turban over his head, lower garment and a drape around his neck.

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  • DescriptionThis temple brick, is square in shape. It has a female figure resting her leg over a lion figure and a tree behind her. A man can be seen on the right with his head faced sidewards, with folded hands. He is wearing a Turban over his head, lower garment and a drape around his neck.
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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."
  • KeywordTemple, Brick, Female, Dhoti, Tree