Container in the form of an elephant

Details

• Title

  Container in the form of an elephant

• Associated place

  Asia › Afghanistan (place of creation)

  Asia › Afghanistan › Bactria (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  2nd - 1st century BC (200 - 1 BC)

• Material and technique

  terracotta

• Object type

  container

• Dimensions

  5 x 8.2 x 4.4 cm (length x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1994.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1994.125

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