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.
In this roundel, the lady arranging her hair in a mirror may be the goddess Aphrodite, attended by an eros.
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Decoration worked on the underside of the metal to produce a raised decorative effect.
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