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Unfinished grey clay bust of a man's head and neck resting on a grey worn stand in a workshop. The sculpture shows a smiling face with a long nose, closed lips, short swept hair and a detailed ear. A blue plastic drum and an orange cloth sit in the background against a plain wall. This is a sculptor's work in progress, a depiction in clay rather than a physical person, and no identifiable a person cues such as saffron robes, rudraksha or long hair are visible.

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June 29 20132013-06-29A grey unfired clay bust of a man in profile, shown in a studio. The sculpted head has short hair, a slight smile, a prominent nose and bare shoulders, and is set against a blue-streaked painted board and a rough orange-brown wall. This is a sculptural depiction, not a living person.2013-07-13 +1 copiesJune 26 20132013-06-26June 27 20132013-06-27A photograph of an unfinished clay bust being sculpted on a weathered wooden block against a whitewashed wall. The head shows a rough, half-modelled face with closed eyes, short swept hair and a slightly open mouth. A sculptor's wooden modelling tool lies on the block in the foreground, and a blurred hand enters the frame at the right. In the upper left corner a framed photograph shows a smiling man with long dark hair wearing an orange garment and a multi-strand rudraksha mala. The sculpted head is a statue, not a living person, and the framed picture is a printed portrait.2013-06-26A pale, unpainted plaster bust of a smiling face, shown close-up with a closed-mouth smile and carved eyes, resting on a dark, draped base wrapped in a blue and dark checked cloth. Behind it a bare cinder-block wall, a hanging checked cloth, and a metal fan grille at the left edge suggest a workshop or studio setting. The sculpture is a statue, not a living person.2013-06-28A close-up photograph of an unfinished clay sculpture of a human head on a neck and base, the pale unglazed clay showing tool-smoothed surfaces. The face has a calm smile and short swept-back hair. Behind it, a dim studio room holds wooden scaffolding, a draped textile on the left and a tall stand on the right. No living people are visible. The head is a sculpted likeness rather than a person, so no in-person identification applies, and the page's a person reference cannot be confirmed from the sculpture alone.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20A close-up photograph of an unfinished clay sculpture of a male head and neck, shown against a dim studio background with shelving on the right. The face has a broad smile, short swept-back hair and large ears. The clay is unpainted and smooth, with rough, broken texture at the base of the neck. No living people are visible. The sculpture is a bust, not a depiction in print or on a screen, and no name is printed on it.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20A photograph of a young man in a white t-shirt sculpting a clay head on a wooden stand. He holds a thin sculpting tool against the face of an unfinished clay bust showing an older person with closed eyes and wrinkled features. The wall behind is whitewashed. Another worker in a blue checked shirt is partly visible in the background at a workbench.2013-06-26