Close view of several dark brown terracotta figurines lying on a red and cream striped cloth against a grey cinder-block wall. The figures wear ornate jewellery, armbands and beaded collars, and some hold long slender sticks or staffs. Their surfaces are glazed in dark brown with lighter tan accents. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close view of several dark brown terracotta figurines lying on a red and cream striped cloth against a grey cinder-block wall. The figures wear ornate jewellery, armbands and beaded collars, and some hold long slender sticks or staffs. Their surfaces are glazed in dark brown with lighter tan accents. No people are visible in the scene.

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