Terracotta Plaque
Sculpture
2nd century BC to 1st century BC (made)
2nd century BC to 1st century BC (made)
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| Place of origin |
Plaque depicting a female figure
Object details
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| Title | Terracotta Plaque (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Terracotta, moulded in relief. |
| Brief description | Terracotta, Madhya Pradesh, Sunga dynasty, c. 2nd to 1st century BC |
| Physical description | Plaque depicting a female figure |
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| Historical context | Plaque depicting an elaborately coiffeured female being shaved by a kneeling man who holds up her right leg and supports a bowl on his knee. Terracotta moulded in relief. From the Ganges Valley, c. 2nd century BC. The majority of Indian terra-cotta figurines appear to have been made as votive offerings and often represent the ancient Mother Goddess or fertility godlings. Some were undoubtedly toys and others depict erotic subjects or scenes of urban life. Contemporary literature describes the sophisticated life-style of Indian courtesans of which this appears to be an illustration. |
| Production | Ganges valley, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Bibliographic reference | In the invoice from Ulrich von Schroeder this plaque is attributed to Madhya Pradesh but it is not known whether or not this means that it was found there. |
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| Accession number | IS.7-1978 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2000 |
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