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A Goddess2nd century B.C.

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No image
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
A Goddess
Place Made
Pakistan, Peshawar Division
Date Made
2nd century B.C.
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
4 1/4 x 1 11/16 x 13/16 in. (10.79 x 4.28 x 2.06 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.73.4.3
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Larson, Gerald et al. In Her Image: The Great Goddess in Indian Asia and the Madonna in Christian Culture. Santa Barbara: UCSB Art Museum, University of California, 1980.
  • Art of India and Southeast Asia. University of Illinois, Champaign: Krannert Art Museum, 1964.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1986.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.

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