Tile Relief with Three Figures
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Tile Relief with Three Figures, 5th century. Terracotta, 10 3/4 x 15 x 1 3/4in. (27.3 x 38.1 x 4.4cm) mount: 11 3/4 × 15 × 2 in. (29.8 × 38.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner, 1998.86.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.86.3_PS2.jpg)
Collection
Collection
Title
Tile Relief with Three Figures
Date
5th century
Period
Gupta Period (possibly)
Geography
Place made: Kashmir, India
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Dimensions
10 3/4 x 15 x 1 3/4in. (27.3 x 38.1 x 4.4cm) mount: 11 3/4 × 15 × 2 in. (29.8 × 38.1 × 5.1 cm)
Inscriptions
Incised marks at top may be numerals in Kharoshti script, which is read from right to left. If that is the case, they seem to read 44443. Because Kharoshti numerals are like Roman numerals but without the "less one" feature, this number might be read as 19 (4+4+4+4+3). Further interpretation is required.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner
Accession Number
1998.86.3
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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