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

Fragment

18th century (made)
Place of origin
Varanasi (made)

Terracotta moulding, or architectural detail.


Object details

Categories
Hinduism
Architecture
Ceramics
Object type
Fragment
Brief description
brick; Architecture, terracotta, India
Physical description
Terracotta moulding, or architectural detail.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Width: 17.6cm
  • Depth: 9.5cm
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, 7 Nevern Place, Earl's Court, S.W
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.
Production
From a Hindu temple at Varanasi
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.39-1909

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O449563/fragment/
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