Female head with sun and moon tattoo on cheeks

Details

• Title

  Female head with sun and moon tattoo on cheeks

• Associated place

  Asia › India › north India (place of creation)

  Asia › India › central India › Madhya Pradesh › north Madhya Pradesh › Satna district › Bharhut (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  1st century BC - 1st century AD (100 BC - AD 100)

• Material and technique

  dark-red sandstone

• Material index

  inorganic › stone › sandstone

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  with mount 11 x 6.6 x 5.2 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  8.6 x 6.6 x 5.2 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 2000.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2000.25

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