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Seated Goddess

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Seated Goddess by unknown artist is a gray sculpture of a woman sitting cross-legged on a rectangular base. The woman's face is oval-shaped with her eyes closed. She has a rounded headpiece on her head, with her hair pulled back. Her right arm is bent at the elbow with her hand resting on her right knee. Her left hand is bent at the elbow and rests on her left knee. She wears a necklace around her neck and a circular ornament on her chest. The sculpture sits on a black surface with a gray wall behind it.

Artwork Details

Date
2nd–3rd century
Medium
Bronze
Culture
India
Dimensions
464 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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