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

Head

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A female head depicted with elaborate ornamental head-gear of the archaic type.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Terra cotta
Brief description
Sculpture, terracotta
Physical description
A female head depicted with elaborate ornamental head-gear of the archaic type.
Dimensions
  • Length: 2.3/4in
  • Width: 2.5/16in
Style
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
Collection
Accession number
IS.75-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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