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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure

Head
3rd century AD (?) (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woman's mask. Head-dress, with a fringe of hair peeping from underneath. Left cheek missing; nose and mouth damaged. Mathura, late 2nd century B.C.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleFigure
Materials and techniques
Terra-cotta
Brief description
woman's mask; Sculpture, terracotta
Physical description
Woman's mask. Head-dress, with a fringe of hair peeping from underneath. Left cheek missing; nose and mouth damaged. Mathura, late 2nd century B.C.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.2cm
  • Across head dress. width: 1.1/2in
Object history
Recieved from Mr. Imre Schwaiger.
Production
United Province
Collection
Accession number
IM.44-1936

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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