Cosmetic Dish
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A cosmetic dish shwoing an amorous couple on a couch, waited upon by an attendant. Reputedly from the mound "But Khak", near Hadda, Afghanisthan, 1st or 2nd century A.D.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Brown Terracotta |
| Brief description | A dish with a relief of an erotic scene |
| Physical description | A cosmetic dish shwoing an amorous couple on a couch, waited upon by an attendant. Reputedly from the mound "But Khak", near Hadda, Afghanisthan, 1st or 2nd century A.D. |
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| Style | |
| Object history | Bought from the Col. D.H.Gordon collection, 1951. |
| Production | Hadda, Afghanistan, Gandhara. Hellenistic period. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.96-1951 |
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| Record created | June 13, 2002 |
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