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Nude female figure holding a drapefront

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Nude female figure holding a drape

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › Gandhara (place of creation)
    Date
    1st century AD (AD 1 - 100)
    Material and technique
    silver-lead alloy
    Dimensions
    5.1 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    processed material › metal › alloy › lead alloy
    Technique index
    formed › cast
    Object type index
    sculpture › figure › figurine
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased, 1993.
    Accession no.
    EA1993.25

  • Further reading

    Ahuja, Naman, ‘Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum - Catalogue in progress’, 2016, no. 56

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