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Female Deity (Mother Goddess)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a stone sculpture of a human head with a round object behind the ear. The sculpture is made of dark gray stone and shows a human head with short hair, the face is looking to the right with mouth slightly open. The head is angled slightly to the right. A round object resembling a fruit or a ball is positioned behind the right ear. The background of the image is white. The sculpture appears to be titled "Female Deity (Mother Goddess)" and is by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
3rd–2nd century BCE
Medium:
Terracotta
Culture:
India
Dimensions:
600 × 535 px
Museum record:
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