Stamped Tile with Crouching Ascetics
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
4th/6th century
"Stamped Tile with Crouching Ascetics" is a rectangular earthenware relief tile made in Harwan, Kashmir, dated to the 4th/6th century. Crafted from terracotta, the piece measures 53 × 29.8 × 5.4 cm (20 7/8 × 11 3/4 × 2 1/8 in.) and presents an earthy reddish tone throughout its surface.
The tile is arranged in several horizontal and vertical decorative registers rendered in stamped relief. Across the upper section, a row of profile heads appears above a double row of small geometric squares. The central portion of the tile contains two recessed rectangular panels, each depicting an emaciated, crouching ascetic figure facing inward, separated by undulating linear motifs. Below this section, a horizontal band features birds, including ducks or geese, depicted in profile.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- 53 × 29.8 × 5.4 cm (20 7/8 × 11 3/4 × 2 1/8 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- India, Kashmir, Harwan
- Place recorded
- Kashmir
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Stamped Tile with Crouching Ascetics
- Museum object number
- 1978.131
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.