Child Learning Brahmi Alphabets

It is a unique specimen of Sunga terracotta art. A tiny nude boy is shown squatting on the floor deeply engaged in learning barakhadi or alphabets of early Brahmi script on the wooden writing board or takhti which he is holding on his lap. He is bedecked with various jingling ornaments. The floor is decorated with floral motifs, consisting traditional symbols of Srivatsa and padma, alternating, both related to Vishnu.