Male on a Stool
Male on a Stool

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An open-work alabaster plaque depicting a seated male figure on a stool holding a pot with both hands. Beside him is a smaller figure with a headdress surmounted by peackock feathers, possibly Balaskanda.

British Museum

London

Title

Male on a Stool

Date

late 18th C

Medium

alabaster

Accession number

A_1872,0701.131

Acquisition method

donated by Mrs John Bridge, Miss Fanny Bridge and Mrs Edgar Baker

Work type

Sculpture

Inscription description

on the shoulder of the plaque: B 94 (note: this number represents an old sequence and may be related to its number in the sale catalogue of 1829. This latter point needs checking.)

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