Sculpture
Sculpture
3rd century (made)
3rd century (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Terracota female bust.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Sculpture (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | terracotta |
| Brief description | Female bust, Terracotta, Mathura, 3rd century AD |
| Physical description | Terracota female bust. |
| Dimensions | Width: 3'' Height: L. 4'' |
| Object history | 35, 5774 |
| Historical context | Terracotta bust, form the waist up, with hands in namaskara mudra. Long earrings, necklace, armlets, bracelets and a small turban placed on the left side of the head. |
| Production | Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India Buddhist (?) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Part of a lot of eight terracottas from Mathura and 5 Gandharan friezes offered as a Gift by Schwaiger together with other objects sent for inspection. The object had been identified as either a 'Bodhisattva' or 'a princely figure' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.48-1936 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2000 |
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