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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tile

1750-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wall tile, rectangular, modelled in high relief with two armed figures riding on horned animals. An inscription impressed beneath the right hand figure. The raised rim moulded with a repetition of the sacred wheel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed earthenware with moulded and modelled decoration
Brief description
Wall tile from a temple, rectangular, depicting two armed figures riding on horned animals, glazed earthenware, Burma, late 18th or early 19th century
Physical description
Wall tile, rectangular, modelled in high relief with two armed figures riding on horned animals. An inscription impressed beneath the right hand figure. The raised rim moulded with a repetition of the sacred wheel.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.7cm
  • Maximum depth: 3.5cm
Square
Collection
Accession number
04160A/(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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