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December 06 2009

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Photograph of several wrapped and bundled stone sculpture fragments lying on bare sandy ground. Pieces include a torso wrapped in newspaper at top centre, two arms or legs and a large foot-shaped slab at bottom, all covered in protective grey paper or plaster and marked with red and blue handwritten labels reading LAX-II. No people visible, and no deity iconography is clearly identifiable from the fragments. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2009-12-06December 06 20092009-12-06A close view of a pair of white plaster or stone feet sculpture lying on reddish-brown earth. The feet are carved with ring-like ankle bands and toes, mounted on a flat base, with a partially broken rough piece behind them. No people are visible in the scene.2009-09-03September 22 20092009-09-22A photograph of two broken, weathered grey statue fragments lying on a brick-paved ground. The pieces are rough, mottled with brown staining and flaking paint, and one has scraps of old newspaper stuck to its base. Loose white string or wire trails across the bricks. No people are visible, and the fragments appear to be unfinished or damaged deity murti pieces.2011-10-22Photograph of broken, weathered stone statue fragments lying on sandy ground. Pieces include a large carved limb wrapped with a brown cloth or rope, a rounded block with a worn surface, and a cracked torso-like section, all covered in pale grey crust and reddish mineral stains. A sack edge sits at the right. No people are visible, and no identifiable figure is visible in the broken pieces.2011-10-22A photograph of a broken, weathered pale stone sculpture lying on sandy, gravelly ground at night. The figure is a reclining or fragmented carved form with a plain grooved base, partly covered by chips and debris. A large red-orange vessel or bowl sits in the lower right foreground, and scattered trash and pieces of stone surround the sculpture. No people are visible; the scene shows only the stone figure, the ground and the red container.2009-07-01Outdoor stone-carving yard on bare reddish earth under a palm-thatched shelter. Many roughly carved pale stone pieces lie scattered on the ground, including fragments resembling limbs, a curved animal-like shape and carved blocks, some stacked or partly buried in dirt. A low concrete-block wall and palm trees stand behind, with a gravel heap and piled bamboo at left. One distant worker in a blue shirt and orange cap stands at far left. No ceremony or a person is visible.2009-12-06A photograph of a workshop floor covered with broken and partly finished sculpted statue parts, including large limbs, feet, and fragments of figures coated in pale plaster and clay with some painted in red and gold. The pieces lie on reddish earth beside a low concrete wall topped with woven bamboo matting. A white plastic chair sits at the right edge, and a folded newspaper lies among the debris. No people are visible.2009-09-22A photograph of a pile of broken, weathered statue fragments lying on a dirt floor against a pale concrete wall. Pieces include a cracked deity torso, a painted hand with raised fingers, a seated figure's head and shoulders, and worn carved stone, with faded pink, red and grey paint. Dried palm-leaf debris and a stainless steel bowl sit nearby. No people are visible.2009-09-03July 20 20092009-07-20A person in white shirt sleeves holds up a pair of white painted sculpted feet on their open palms, the feet resembling a deity or saint's feet with a glossy white finish and dark, grimy wrapped bases. The background is a plain grey textured wall. No face is visible and no a person candidate appears; the feet are a statue or murti element.2013-07-13 +1 copies