Palette with the Drunken Heracles

Details

• Title

  Palette with the Drunken Heracles

• Associated place

  Asia › Gandhara (place of creation)

• Date

  1st - 2nd century AD (AD 1 - 200)
  Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600)

• Material and technique

  green steatite

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › talc › steatite

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › lid;

  miscellaneous equipment › palette › cosmetic-palette;

  religious/ritual equipment

• Dimensions

  7.1 x 11.2 x 1.1 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1993.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1993.24

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