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Standing Female Figure

Sculpture
Unknown (made)
Artist/Maker

Female figure from Mohra Moradu, near Taxila.


Object details

Object type
TitleStanding Female Figure (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Moulded terracotta
Brief description
Moulded terracotta of a standing female figure, Moulded terracotta, Gandhara..
Physical description
Female figure from Mohra Moradu, near Taxila.
Dimensions
  • Made width: 2 1/4in
  • Height: 6in
Style
Object history
Acquisition Col.Gordon, in 1951.
Historical context
Standing Female Figure in moulded terracotta, found in the vicinity of Mohra Moradu, Gandhara. Details include an elaborate ornamented headdress.
Production
Vicinity of Mohra Moradu, Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan. Part of the ancient cultural region of Gandhara in its broader sense.
Bibliographic references
  • PUBLISHED D.H. Gordon, J.I.S.O.A. Vol. XI, 1943 Pl. XI. No 5.
  • In the image of man : the Indian perception of the universe through 2000 years of painting and sculpture : [exhibition / organized by Catherine Lampert assisted by Rosalie Cass]. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson :in association with the Arts Council of Great Britain, 1982 Number: 0297780719, 0297781243 (pbk.) p. 111, cat. no. 61
Collection
Accession number
IS.18-1951

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Record createdFebruary 13, 2000
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