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Unknown
Forepart of an Animal3rd century B.C.

Not on view
Small dark gray ceramic figurine with an oversized stylized face, incised brow, open-slit mouth, and beaded collar, atop a tapering cylindrical body

Unknown, Forepart of an Animal, 3rd century B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Forepart of an Animal
Place Made
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura
Date Made
3rd century B.C.
Medium
Gray-black terracotta
Dimensions
8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (20.32 x 8.89 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Paul F. Walter
Accession Number
AC1994.233.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Icons of Piety, Images of Whimsy: Asian Terra-cottas from the Walter Grounds Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.