Accession No
1959.396 B
Description
Terracotta nude female figurine, broken off at the waist. The figurine has a tall head-dress, and her hair comes down to her shoulders, but is broken on the right-hand side. Her arms are broken off.
Place
Asia; South Asia; Pakistan; North-West Frontier; Sahri Bahlol
Period
c 300 BC - 300 AD
Source
Gordon, D. H. (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1959.396 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
100mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1959.396 A-D: 'Terracotta figurines: A: Ram with curling horns, three legs missing B: Stylised woman with tall headdress, upper half only C: Potsherd with mask in relief D: Spout with head of ?fish or frog (?Jeremy Fisher)'.
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: Esther Laver
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)
Terracotta nude female figurine, broken off at the waist. The figurine has a tall head-dress, and her hair comes down to her shoulders, but is broken on the right-hand side. Her arms are broken off.
Event Date 2/10/2023
Author: Esther Laver
FM:304406
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