Accession No
1931.193 C
Description
Incomplete model of male figure sitting cross legged under canopy of seven cobras. Wearing headdress and neck ornaments, proper right arm raised, in a seated position with crossed legs, bent knees on either side of torso with incised lines for folded or creased clothing, missing feet. Figure is surrounded by seven cobra heads, reverse decorated with incised diamond pattern with a circle at its centre. Unfired orange to red clay.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Uttar Pradesh; Mathura
Period
?Prehistoric
Source
Schwaiger, Imre [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1931.193 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
C: Figure with Nagas shielding him from the sun
Event Date 1931
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1931.193 A-C: Three pottery figurines
Event Date 1931
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
Acquired from Imre Schwaiger, a Hungarian dealer based in Delhi.
Event Date 1931
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
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
Description (Physical description)
Incomplete model of male figure sitting cross legged under canopy of seven cobras. Wearing headdress and neck ornaments, proper right arm raised, in a seated position with crossed legs, bent knees on either side of torso with incised lines for folded or creased clothing, missing feet. Figure is surrounded by seven cobra heads, reverse decorated with incised diamond pattern with a circle at its centre. Unfired orange to red clay.
Event Date 6/10/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:304571
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