Figure
ca.100 BC (made)
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Moulded plaque depicting a female figure, the head missing. This figurine shows: a background rim decorated by rows of circular mounds which may be interpreted to be long streamers of lotus petals connected to the head; she stands on a square pedestal; feet below the ankle are not seen; head is missing; she wears the double necklace arrangement, one as a choker, the other hanging between the breasts; above the hips is a three-strand jewelled girdle from which hangs a highly decorated square buckle with flowing ornamentations arranged in various sections; this belt touches the ground; both hands are on the girdle; on the right hand is a long-tailed parrot; navel is clearly indicated.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brown terracotta |
| Brief description | Headless female; Sculpture, terracotta. Kausambi, India. |
| Physical description | Moulded plaque depicting a female figure, the head missing. This figurine shows: a background rim decorated by rows of circular mounds which may be interpreted to be long streamers of lotus petals connected to the head; she stands on a square pedestal; feet below the ankle are not seen; head is missing; she wears the double necklace arrangement, one as a choker, the other hanging between the breasts; above the hips is a three-strand jewelled girdle from which hangs a highly decorated square buckle with flowing ornamentations arranged in various sections; this belt touches the ground; both hands are on the girdle; on the right hand is a long-tailed parrot; navel is clearly indicated. |
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| Object history | From Kausambi, the site of an important early Indian city occupied between around 400BC and 600AD. |
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| Accession number | IM.172-1939 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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