Head
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A female head depicted with elaborate ornamental head-gear of the archaic type.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Terra cotta |
Brief description | Sculpture, terracotta |
Physical description | A female head depicted with elaborate ornamental head-gear of the archaic type. |
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Object history | Purchased from Col. D.W.Gordon (with IS 8 to 99-1951) |
Production | Sar Dheri, Gandhara, Hellenistic period. |
Bibliographic reference | Haworth-Booth, Mark; Indian Sculpture: A Travelling Exhibition, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1971
No, 32 |
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Accession number | IS.75-1951 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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