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Art History Animalia

For 🐘:
Dancing sculptures at The Walters Art Museum:
1. India (Bihar), 1st half 11th c., stone (Muscovite biotite schist)
2. India (Uttar Pradesh), 9th-10th c., sandstone
3. Nepal, 15th-16th c., gilded copper alloy

More dancing sculptures from the Met for 🐘:
1. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, 16th-17th c., wood with traces of polychrome
2. India, Pala period, 12th c., schist
3. India, Madhya Pradesh, Kalacuri dynasty, ca. 10th c., red sandstone