ASIAN INDIAN ART

Bengal Temple Brick

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This is a terra cotta tile that is about nine inches high. It is one on a series of many tiles used in a templec in Bengl. The figures are all very artfully posed with the inner frame. The outer frames are as varied as the images. The figures are usually curved. Tiles such as this can be seen on many temples. Unfortunately, many of them were carved in soft materials and have eroded