Head of a Female Figure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010

Head of a Female Figure

Date: 4th–5th century

Culture: Pakistan or Afghanistan

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm)

Classification: Sculpture

Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Roger Stoll, 1980

Accession Number: 1980.524

Description:

This depiction of a female lay follower was probably part of a multifigural composition contained in an image shrine. With her fashionable hairstyle and jewelry, she was likely a donor who wished herself represented in a position of perpetual veneration. The naturalistic treatment of her eyes and mouth suggests her age.


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