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

Figure

ca. 100 - 300 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Seated female figure of the Hariti type, crudely modelled holding in the right arm a cornucopia and in the left arm a ram's head. From Bajapur, 2nd to 4th century A.D.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Red, earth stained, Terra-cotta.
Brief description
seated female; Sculpture, terracotta
Physical description
Seated female figure of the Hariti type, crudely modelled holding in the right arm a cornucopia and in the left arm a ram's head. From Bajapur, 2nd to 4th century A.D.
Dimensions
  • Length: 4in
  • Width: 3in
Style
Object history
Bought from the D.H.Gordon collection, 1951.
Production
Bajaur, Gandhara
Collection
Accession number
IS.50-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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