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A photograph of a clay diorama mounted on a brown wooden board placed on a pale concrete floor against a cinder-block wall. The clay landscape shows small modelled ruins or buildings with stepped walls, a low ridge, and small sculpted figures or shapes, with living green leaves and sprigs planted into the clay. Another board with a similar model and a red object is partly visible at the upper right. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of a clay model of a temple complex on a brown clay base, with small raised walls, a shrine-like mound, and a central tower-like structure. Fresh green leaves are pressed into the clay around the model, and a leaf tops a small wooden stick stuck into the model. No people are visible.2006-05-05A close-up photo of a handmade clay diorama on a concrete floor. Small brown clay figures and structures stand on a flat mud base, including a seated figure, a stool-like form, a tall standing figure and a round clay pot. A green neem-like branch with serrated leaves rises from the back, with a pink flower tuft near its base. Blurred hall walls, a red-and-blue backdrop and a plastic chair appear in the background. No people are visible in the scene.2006-05-05A photograph of clay modelling work laid out on a flat tan board placed over a blue plastic sheet. Several unfired clay sculptures sit on the board: a tall stacked clay structure, a small vessel-like form with a handle, a round pot with a spout, a small stick-figure human shape with outstretched arms and legs, a cylindrical piece with a flat top, and a few rough lumps and pieces. No people are visible in the frame.2007-05-01A photograph of a handmade clay model on a tiled floor beside a yellow painted strip. The clay base is smeared smooth and supports small sculpted clay pieces: a conical lingam-like form on a round clay base with a small green neem sprig growing from it, a row of clay balls running along two sides, and a rounded clay lump in the lower left corner with neem leaves. No people are visible, and no person or depiction of a person appears.2006-05-05Overhead photo of a flat brass or copper-coloured tray covered with a rough brown clay or mud relief sculpture of abstract forms, shaped like curled and looped figures, a ring, and an oval basin. Green leafy sprigs with a few small stems lie across the top and right side. At the top left, a cup holds a yellow-brown liquid, and small coloured paper or wrapper pieces lie on a crumpled clear plastic sheet. No people, deity murti or portrait is visible.2006-05-05Overhead photo of a children's clay modelling activity on a blue cloth-covered table. Brown wet clay is shaped into small cups, a cylinder, a gear-like wheel and blocky forms. Two child hands reach into the frame from the bottom, and a child's arm in an orange-and-red patterned sleeve appears at the right edge. A green sprig lies at the upper right and a plastic cup of yellow liquid sits at the upper left. No a person candidate is visible.2006-05-05A photograph of a clay sculpture diorama on a plywood base against a pale concrete-block wall. Left, an arched structure with a figure and grape-like clay balls below it. Centre, a clay figure with raised arms and a seated animal-like form. Right, a clay animal with upright ears and a curled tail. Fresh green leaves are placed among the figures. A paper label reads DR NVD / TEAM WORK. No people are visible.2006-05-05Photograph of a row of hand-modelled clay sculptures on a wooden board against a white wall, with a framed picture and red bead garland visible above. The clay figures include a tall standing figure with an arched form, a seated figure with a raised arm, a small animal-like figure with a curved tail, and a kneeling small figure. Green leaves are placed among the clay. A small paper tag with handwritten marking sits at the front of the board. No people are visible in the scene.2006-05-05A photograph of crude clay figures and small objects arranged on a pale, dusty tabletop against a plain wall and floor with a striped woven mat at the top edge. Left, a squat lumpy clay figure with a rounded head and blob-like body stands beside a smaller figure on its shoulders. Center, a rough clay hut with a curved arched handle or roof form and a small sitting figure on top. Right, a clay figure with a round head and outstretched arms. Scattered clay pieces and small wooden sticks form a fence-like rail and a small bench. The handmade sculptures suggest a children's clay modelling activity. No people are visible.2006-05-05A photograph of a child seated cross-legged on a silver bubble-wrap mat, with only bare feet and white trousers visible at the top of the frame. In the foreground is a wooden board holding a clay diorama: a small clay figure stands on a raised mound, surrounded by several smaller clay figures, a clay pool or basin, green leafy seedlings, and a tall clay post. The scene appears to be a handmade modelling craft.2006-05-05A photograph of a clay model on a wooden board, set on a silver reflective mat. Sculpted mud figures and a small mound form a scene with a tall central clay form, a crescent-shaped pool of water at left, a clay trident-like shape at right, and sprigs of green leaves stuck into the mud. Bare feet in white cloth appear at the top edge, belonging to a person seated out of frame.2006-05-05A photograph of a clay model landscape on a flat tan board set on a concrete floor beside a yellow painted line. A small green sapling with serrated leaves grows from a clay mound at the top, next to a rounded clay lump. Rows of clay balls line two paths across the board, and a leafy green sprig rests in a clay pot at the lower left. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears.2006-05-05