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Dish with Sea Monster Bearing a Female

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a gray stone carving of a scene. A woman sits on top of a sea monster. The woman wears a long dress and faces to the right. The sea monster has an open mouth with sharp teeth. Its front right leg is bent at the knee, while its left leg appears behind the woman. Two tentacles extend from the left side of the sea monster's head. The carving is circular with a flat bottom section protruding below. The background of the image is a dark gradient. A shadow is cast to the right. The image title is "Dish with Sea Monster Bearing a Female".

Artwork Details

Date
1st century BCE–1st century CE
Medium
Stone
Culture
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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