Figure

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

A female figure standing with extended arms, missing just below the shoulders, the head also missing. The lower part of the body is handle shaped. The body and face bear comb and tattoo marks.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Brief description
female; Sculpture, terracotta, Peshawar, C1 BC
Physical description
A female figure standing with extended arms, missing just below the shoulders, the head also missing. The lower part of the body is handle shaped. The body and face bear comb and tattoo marks.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4in
Object history
Bought from the D.H. Gordon collection, 1937.
Production
Sari Dheri, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Collection
Accession number
IM.128-1937

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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