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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
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.