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Ear Plug with Kinnari (Half-Bird, Half-Female Creature)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round earplug made of dark material, possibly stone. The earplug has a raised edge on the outer perimeter with a series of bumps. Inside the raised edge are two concentric raised circles. In the center, a mythical creature with the upper body of a woman and the lower body of a bird. The creature has wings on either side and appears to have a beak for a face. The background is gray with a shadow cast to the right of the earplug.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 5th century
Medium:
Terracotta
Culture:
India
Dimensions:
600 × 524 px
Museum record:
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