Figure of a lion with Vishnu on the reverse

Details

• Title

  Figure of a lion with Vishnu on the reverse

• Associated place

  Asia › Pakistan (place of creation)

  Asia › Pakistan › Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province › Charsadda district › Charsadda (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  5th century AD (AD 401 - 500)
  Gupta Period (AD 320 - 600)

• Material and technique

  terracotta, moulded

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › terracotta

• Technique index

  formed › moulded

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › plaque;

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  religious/ritual equipment

• Dimensions

  12 x 12 x 3.7 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1998.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1998.34

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