Man Eating Fruit (?) / Artist Unknown, India

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Accession Number: 2012/2.165
Title: Man Eating Fruit (?)
Artist: Artist Unknown, India
Artist Nationality: Indian
Medium and Support: terracotta
Object Creation Date: 400-499
Credit Line: Gift of Nesta and Walter Spink
Period: Gupta
Dimensions: 8.57 cm x 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm (3 3/8 in. x 3 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in.)
Century: 5th century
Physical Description: A head of a man with an object in his mouth, possibly fruit? There is only the head present, no longer attached to a neck. The man has very dramatic slanted eyes and short hair. His mouth is open slightly to make room for the fruit that appears to have a box-like design on it.
Primary Keywords: fruit; heads; men
Secondary Keywords: biological components; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; food; materials; materials by function; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by gender; the human body; upper body
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2592 x 3888
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 2012/2.165
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.165/2012_2_165.tif

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Full citation: "Man Eating Fruit (?); Artist Unknown, India." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.165/2012_2_165.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024.