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Relief of a Female Deity

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Relief of a Female Deity by an unknown artist shows a grayscale image of a stone carving. The carving depicts a female figure from the waist up. She has a large head with her hair parted down the middle. Her facial features include two eyes, two eyebrows, a nose, and a mouth. She has two breasts. The top of the carving is rounded while the bottom of the carving angles inward before extending outward again. The bottom of the carving appears to have broken off.

Artwork details

Date:
1st–5th century
Medium:
Terracotta
Culture:
India
Dimensions:
353 × 625 px
Museum record:
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