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Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Votive Seal

Votive Seal
1st century BC to 1st Century AD (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Terracotta votive seal with female and attendant.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleVotive Seal
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Terracotta votive seal with female and attendant.
Physical description
Terracotta votive seal with female and attendant.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 9cm
  • Depth: 3.3cm
  • Height: 2.7cm
Style
Production typeUnique
Gallery label
VOTIVE SEALWITH FEMALE AND ATTENDANT Terracotta Uttar Pradesh, north-central India 1st century BC-1st century AD IS.131-1999(25/09/2000)
Object history
Purchased from Danny Biancardi, beneficiary of the estate of his father Alex Biancardi.
The purchase was made possible with the assistance of Jean-Michel Beurdeley, Fausta and John Eskenazi, Alexander Gotz, Henry Ginsburg, Jonathan Hope, Peter Marks, Anna-Maria and Fabio Rossi, Spink and Son Ltd, Tom and Danielle White, Doris Wiener and an anonymous donor.
Production
Uttar Pradesh, North central India
Collection
Accession number
IS.131-1999

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
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