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On display

V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Place of origin

Varanasi (made)

Terracotta brick, modelled, in a countersunk panel, with the figure of a Brahmin with a rosary and a Vaishnava forehead mark. However, the brick currently marked with this number, from the same group, has a figure of Krishna dancing on the head of the vanquished serpent demon, Kaliya, which should be numbered IM.34-1909.

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Categories	Hinduism Architecture Ceramics
Object type	Fragment
Brief description	brick; Architecture, terracotta, India
Physical description	Terracotta brick, modelled, in a countersunk panel, with the figure of a Brahmin with a rosary and a Vaishnava forehead mark. However, the brick currently marked with this number, from the same group, has a figure of Krishna dancing on the head of the vanquished serpent demon, Kaliya, which should be numbered IM.34-1909.
Dimensions	Height: 14.5cm Width: 9cm Depth: 6cm The dimensions given are from measurements taken in January 2010. The dimensions recorded in the Accession Register are different from the ones given here.
Credit line	Purchased from Mrs Kate Spencer
Object history	One of ten examples (IM.31 to 40-1909) purchased from Mrs Kate Spencer in 1909, all architectural details in terracotta from the same Hindu temple in Varanasi. Purchased from Mrs Kate Spencer, 7 Nevern Place, Earl's Court, S.W. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. RP 4652/1909
Production	From a Hindu temple at Varanasi
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IM.31-1909

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O449559/fragment/

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