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Mirror Handle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown sculpture with gold accents, rectangular base and rounded top, two figures carved side by side, facing right. Figures have rounded face, small nose, and mouth, hair styled in rounded buns on top of head. Figures wear long robes. Gap down center, separating the two figures. Base flat and rounded, with small lip around edge. Background gray with shadow cast to right. Title: Mirror Handle. Artist: Unknown.

Artwork Details

Date
1st century BCE–1st century CE
Medium
Phyllitic schist
Culture
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or India
Dimensions
432 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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