Bird-headed Female Figure with Incised Girdle

Bird-headed Female Figure with Incised Girdle
Bird-headed Female Figure with Incised Girdle
Place of originIndia

Bird-headed Female Figure with Incised Girdle

Date1500-1200 BCE
Mediumhand-modeled terracotta with red slip
Dimensionsobject: 4 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (11.7 x 6.4 x 3.5 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Stephen P. Huyler
Object number2008.4.2
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Indian
On View
Not on view
Fragment of Snake Goddess
India, Mathura
2nd century BCE
Head of Female Figure
Modern-day Pakistan
2500-1800 BCE
Head of Female Figure
Modern-day Pakistan
2500-1800 BCE
Toy Bird
Modern-day Pakistan
2500-1800 BCE
Head with Turban
India
Kushan-Gupta period, 50-500 CE
Fragment of Snake Goddess
India
2nd Century BCE
Fragment of Snake Goddess
India
2nd Century BCE
Horse
India, Pataliputra (modern-day Patna, Bihar)
320-200 BCE
Wheel
Modern-day Pakistan
2500-1800 BCE
Elegant Female, Perhaps a Nature Spirit (Yakshi)
India, West Bengal, Chandraketugarh
ca. 100 BCE
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