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)
Head of a terracotta female figurine, possibly a votive. The figurine has an ornate head-dress with two appliqué rosettes, one on either side of her head, and her face has appliqué slit eyes and a pinched nose. The back of the head is flat.
Event Date 2/10/2023
Author: Esther Laver