Head of Surya, the Sun God

Details

• Title

  Head of Surya, the Sun God

• Associated place

  Asia › Pakistan › Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (place of creation)

  Asia › Afghanistan (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  3rd century AD (AD 201 - 300)

• Material and technique

  terracotta, mould-made

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  4.5 x 6.3 x 2.7 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by E. M. Scratton, 1958.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1958.17

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