Auspicious Emblem with Five Revelers

India (Uttar Pradesh)

1st–2nd century

Not on view

The torsos of the foremost revelers all share one or two common legs, a kind of visual pun much admired in India.

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Title: Auspicious Emblem with Five Revelers
Period: Shunga period
Date: 1st–2nd century
Culture: India (Uttar Pradesh)
Medium: Double-molded terracotta
Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Nina Bunshaft, by exchange, and funds from various donors, 2005
Object Number: 2005.341
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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