Accession Number
2009/2.156

Title
Female figure

Artist(s)
Indian

Artist Nationality
Indian (South Asian)

Object Creation Date
1st century BCE - 1st century CE

Medium & Support
terracotta

Dimensions
2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 1/2 in (6.35 cm x 6.35 cm x 1.27 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

Label copy
Anonymous
Female figure
India, Shunga period (185–72 BCE) or Kushan period (ca. 50–320 CE)
1st century BCE–1st century CE
Terracotta
Gift of Professor Walter M. Spink, 2009/2.156

Physical Description
A piece of Indian terracotta fragment which shows a upper top of the body of a female figure, who is holding a scepter in her right hand. The female figure has a huge hair ornament on her head.

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
figure

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Indian (South Asian)
terracottas (sculptural works)