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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Kṛṣṇa playing the flute: Pictorial brick from a Bengal temple facade
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Kṛṣṇa playing the flute: Pictorial brick from a Bengal temple facade

Artist Indian
Date17th-18th century
Made/manufacturedBengal, India, Asia
MediumIncised terracotta
Dimensions9 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. (23.2 x 9.8 x 5.7 cm)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Needham
Object number1987.1.2
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