Female figure with a tall headress

Details

• Title

  Female figure with a tall headress

• Associated place

  Asia › India › east India (place of creation)

• Date

  2nd century BC (200 - 101 BC)

• Material and technique

  ivory

• Material index

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  with mount 11 x 3.8 x 2 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  6.5 x 3.8 x 2 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1996.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1996.64

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