Tile with Impressed Figures of Emaciated Ascetics and Couples Behind Balconies, 5th–6th century, India (ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Harwan), Terracotta, H. 16 in. (40.6 cm); W. 13 1/4 in. (33.6 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Sculpture, This tile decorated the courtyard of an apsidal temple at Harwan, in Kashmir. As this site has a Buddhist affiliation, the presence of emaciated nude ascetics is not easy to explain; they are more readily understood within the Hindu Shaivite tradition
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Tile, Impressed Figures, Emaciated Ascetics, Couples, Balconies, 5th–6th century, India, ancient kingdom, Kashmir, Harwan, Terracotta, H, 16, 40.6 cm, W, 13 1/4, 33.6, D, 1 5/8, 4.1, Sculpture, tile, decorated, courtyard, apsidal temple, site, Buddhist affiliation, presence, emaciated nude, ascetics, easy, explain, readily understood, within, Hindu Shaivite, tradition
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