Brick fragments with inscription

Details

• Title

  Brick fragments with inscription

• Associated place

  Asia › India › east India › Bihar › Gorakhpur district › Gopalpur (place of creation)

• Date

  5th - 6th century AD (AD 401 - 600)

• Material and technique

  terracotta, incised

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › terracotta

• Technique index

  marked › inscribed

• Object type

  architecture › brick

• 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)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Presented by Mrs Hoernle, 1923.

• Museum location

  refer to individual records

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.402

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