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Tile showing a woman carrying a pot

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Reddish-brown clay tile with a raised relief design. The tile is roughly trapezoidal in shape. A woman is depicted in the relief, shown from the waist up, with her body facing left and her head turned. She has long hair. She wears a long dress with folds. Her right arm is bent at the elbow, and she holds a pot with a handle in her right hand. The left arm is bent at the elbow. Border around the relief has a beaded design on three sides. A hole visible on the left edge.

Artwork details

Date:
5th–6th century
Medium:
Terracotta
Culture:
India (ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Harwan)
Dimensions:
600 × 488 px
Museum record:
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