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

Torso

1st century BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The upper half of a female figure with extended arms. The left ear is missing. The figure has large eyes and prominent nose. She wears a necklace and earrings.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Brief description
female; Sculpture, terracotta, Peshawar, C1 BC
Physical description
The upper half of a female figure with extended arms. The left ear is missing. The figure has large eyes and prominent nose. She wears a necklace and earrings.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.5in
Object history
Bought from the D.H. Gordon collection, 1937.
D.H.Gordon, Terracottas from Sari Dheri, North-West Frontier Province, JRAI, Vol.LXII, 1932, Fig.1.a.
Production
Sari Dheri, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Collection
Accession number
IM.135-1937

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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