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Figure

Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Taxila (found)

A stylised female standing nude figure with incised and pinched decoration.

Object details

Categories
Archaeology
Ceramics
Sculpture
Object type
Figure
Materials and techniques
Pale terracotta, with traces of paint
Terracotta
Brief description
female; Sculpture, terracotta, Taxila
Physical description
A stylised female standing nude figure with incised and pinched decoration.
Dimensions
  • Length: 4.11/16in
  • Width: 1.5/16in
Style
Gandhara Style
Production typeUnique
Object history
Purchased (with IS 8 to 99-1951) from Col. D.W.Gordon.
Bibliographic references
  • D.H.Gordon: J.I.S.O.A. Vol XI, 1943, Pl. IX, No.2.
  • In the image of man : the Indian perception of the universe through 2000 years of painting and sculpture : [exhibition / organized by Catherine Lampert assisted by Rosalie Cass]. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson :in association with the Arts Council of Great Britain, 1982 Number: 0297780719, 0297781243 (pbk.) p. 110, cat. no. 58
  • Haworth-Booth, Mark; Indian Sculpture: A Travelling Exhibition, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1971 No. 30
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.23-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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