Bust
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A crudely modelled female bust with unusual feature in the roll behind the neck. Akhtar Dheri, possibly 1st century B.C.
A pinched-out nose and eyes indicated by shallow depressions. The hair seems to fall in ringlets on each side of the face; there are two applied and incised necklaces. At the back of the neck there is a long roll of clay secured by two straps, a feature which appears on a late non-Harappan moulded head from Mohenjo-daro. (Mackay, 'Further Excavations' Pl.LXXVI.12).
A pinched-out nose and eyes indicated by shallow depressions. The hair seems to fall in ringlets on each side of the face; there are two applied and incised necklaces. At the back of the neck there is a long roll of clay secured by two straps, a feature which appears on a late non-Harappan moulded head from Mohenjo-daro. (Mackay, 'Further Excavations' Pl.LXXVI.12).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pale pinkish brown terracotta. |
| Brief description | Sculpture, terracotta |
| Physical description | A crudely modelled female bust with unusual feature in the roll behind the neck. Akhtar Dheri, possibly 1st century B.C. A pinched-out nose and eyes indicated by shallow depressions. The hair seems to fall in ringlets on each side of the face; there are two applied and incised necklaces. At the back of the neck there is a long roll of clay secured by two straps, a feature which appears on a late non-Harappan moulded head from Mohenjo-daro. (Mackay, 'Further Excavations' Pl.LXXVI.12). |
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| Object history | Purchased from Col. D.W.Gordon (with IS 8 to 99-1951). |
| Production | Akhtar Dheri, Gandahara, Hellenistic period. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.88-1951 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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