Description (Physical description)
Description for 1959.394 A-H: 'Terracotta figurines: A: Duck, pierced through beak for draw string and through body for wheel axles, wheels missing B: Cow, head only, with garland or ?bridle C, D: Two monkey heads E: Stylised human figure, upper part only with stump arms F, G: Two human heads with elaborate diadem headdresses H: Seal, sawn off cone in shape, pierced for suspension. On base a star pattern, on top a linear design: see card for sketch'.
Event Date 1959
Author: maa

Context (Display)
Exhibited: on display in the Andrews Gallery, Case 4.13, between 13/04/2012 and 17/02/2020.
Event Date 13/4/2012
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Related Documents)
See Wiecek, Matthew Gregory (2013) South Asian Figurines in the British Museum: Literature Review and Analysis, Durham theses, Durham University for further discussion of similar figurines in the collections of the British Museum, collected by Colonels Gordon and Martin.
Event Date 2013
Author: Esther Laver

Description (Physical description)
Top half of a terracotta female figurine, possibly a votive. One arm is broken off at the shoulder, and the other is broken at the elbow, held out to the side. The figurine has appliquéd hair, slit eyes, and breasts, and a pinched nose. The back of the figurine is flat. There are remnants of painted black detail on the back.
Event Date 2/10/2023
Author: Esther Laver