Figure
1st century BC (made)
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Torso of a female figure with extended arms and unshaped face. Lower portion of the body merged onto a pedestal having comb marks on the front. There are numerous circular indentations on the face and body.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
| Brief description | female; Sculpture, terracotta, Peshawar, C1 BC |
| Physical description | Torso of a female figure with extended arms and unshaped face. Lower portion of the body merged onto a pedestal having comb marks on the front. There are numerous circular indentations on the face and body. |
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| Object history | From the collection of Major D.H. Gordon, D.S.O. |
| Production | Sari Dheri, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan |
| Bibliographic reference | Haworth-Booth, Mark; Indian Sculpture: A Travelling Exhibition, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1971
No. 33 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.117-1937 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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