Figure
1st century BC (made)
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A female figure standing with extended arms, missing just below the shoulders, the head also missing. The lower part of the body is handle shaped. The body and face bear comb and tattoo marks.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
| Brief description | female; Sculpture, terracotta, Peshawar, C1 BC |
| Physical description | A female figure standing with extended arms, missing just below the shoulders, the head also missing. The lower part of the body is handle shaped. The body and face bear comb and tattoo marks. |
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| Object history | Bought from the D.H. Gordon collection, 1937. |
| Production | Sari Dheri, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan |
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| Accession number | IM.128-1937 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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