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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

Male head with conical hat From Sahri Bahlol, 1st or 2nd century A.D..


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Red Terra-cotta
Brief description
Sculpture, terracotta
Physical description
Male head with conical hat From Sahri Bahlol, 1st or 2nd century A.D..
Dimensions
  • Length: 2.1/4in
  • Width: 1.1/8in
Style
Object history
Purchased from Col. D.W.Gordon (with IS 8 to 99-1951)
Production
Sahri Bahlol, Gandhara, Hellenistic period.
Collection
Accession number
IS.79-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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