Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

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Brick fragments with inscription

  • Details

    Associated place
    AsiaIndiaeast IndiaBiharGorakhpur district Gopalpur (place of creation)
    Date
    5th - 6th century AD (AD 401 - 600)
    Material and technique
    terracotta, incised
    Dimensions
    larger fragment 21 x 13 x 3.5 cm (height x width x depth)
    smaller fragment 8.9 x 7.3 x 2.9 cm (height x width x depth)
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    No. of items
    2
    Credit line
    Presented by Mrs Hoernle, 1923.
    Accession no.
    EAX.402
  • Further reading

    Ahuja, Naman, ‘Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum - Catalogue in progress’, 2016, no. 121.1

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    • currently in research collection

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