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Shard: Head of Offerer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shard: Head of Offerer by an unknown artist. The image depicts a broken piece of orange-reddish terracotta with a black painted design. The shard is roughly triangular with one rounded edge. A black horizontal line borders the top. Above the line are two rows of black symbols. Below the line is a painted black image of a figure with a large head, small nose, small mouth with downturned lips, and large eye. The figure appears to have a headdress and wears a collar or necklace. The figure faces right. The shard sits on a light gray surface with a visible shadow underneath.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 4th–5th century
Medium:
Painted terracotta
Culture:
Pakistan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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