Room 12 | India 2500 BC-AD 600 gallery
Explore the early development of Indian art, from the artefacts of the Indus Valley to the Hindu and Buddhist sculpture of north India and Gandhara.
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Fragmentary figure of a mourner
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Description
This expressive grieving figure may be a mourner from a scene of the death of the Buddha (Mahaparinirvana).
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Details
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2nd - 3rd century AD (AD 101 - 300)
Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600)
- Material and technique
- schist
- Dimensions
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with mount 14.5 x 11 x 7 cm max. (height x width x depth)
11 x 11 x 7 cm max. (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1999.
- Accession no.
- EA1999.33
Location
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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