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

Seated Goddess

Votive Figure
April 1988 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A female figure seated on a chair. She is naked above the waist and wears a long skirt. Circular earrings are inserted into her earlobes. Her hair is dressed into a large pigtail which joins the back of the seat.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSeated Goddess (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Brief description
Seated goddess sculpture, terracotta, Dhruva Mistry, 1988
Physical description
A female figure seated on a chair. She is naked above the waist and wears a long skirt. Circular earrings are inserted into her earlobes. Her hair is dressed into a large pigtail which joins the back of the seat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.5cm
  • Width: 8cm
  • Depth: 9.5cm
Production
Made while Dhruva Mistry was Artist in Residence at the V&A in April 1988.
Collection
Accession number
IS.48-1988

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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