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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

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Female bust, with elaborate necklace and headdress.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Terra-cotta, moulded copy of an archaic modelled head
Brief description
Sculpture, terracotta
Physical description
Female bust, with elaborate necklace and headdress.
Dimensions
  • Length: 2.3/4in
  • Width: 2in
Style
Object history
Purchased from Col.D.W.Gordon (with IS 8 to 99-1951)
Production
Sar Dheri, Gandhara, Hellenistic period.
Bibliographic reference
D.H.Gordon: J.I.S.O.A. Vol. XI, 1943, Pl ..X, No.8.
Collection
Accession number
IS.76-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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