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

Bust

ca. 1st century - 2nd century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Male bust with crudely modelled face with incised lines for the mouth. Large applied ear ornament, applied necklace and headress. Protruded perforated boss at the back. One ear and arm missing.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pink terra-cotta
Brief description
male; Sculpture, pink terracotta, Sahri Bahlol, C1-2 AD
Physical description
Male bust with crudely modelled face with incised lines for the mouth. Large applied ear ornament, applied necklace and headress. Protruded perforated boss at the back. One ear and arm missing.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed from the D.H.Gordon collection, 1961.
Object history
D.H. Gordon Bequest, 1961
Production
Found at Sahri Bahlol, Swat
Collection
Accession number
IS.158-1961

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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