Ceramic tile
This glazed earthenware tile with buff pink body depicts two of Mara’s daughters. Symbolising greed, lust or hatred, the tile depicts elegantly coiffured women, who are bare breasted and liberally bejewelled. A chocolate brown glaze has been applied to highlight the women’s sarongs.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 1898/6/11
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Religion and magic
- Collection Area Region
- SE
- Material
- claypigmentlead
- Common Name
- ceramic tile
- Simple Name
- tile
- Production Town
- Pegu (Bago)
- Production Country
- Myanmar
- Production Year Low
- 15th century
