Terra-cotta figurine

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Object Number 2004.29.21265

Display Title Terra-cotta figurine

Descriptions

Object Description Written on board: India / Pataliputra, / Near Patna, county [crossed out] state of Bihar, Bengal [crossed out] / A terra-cotta figurine from / Pataliputra, in Bihar. Pasted on reverse of board is a printed article by Sir John Marshall titled "A Wooden City of the Third Century BC: Pataliputra."

Department Photographic

Culture

Indian

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Asia / India / Bihar

Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard

Dimensions Overall: 14.605 × 7.62 cm (5 3/4 × 3 in.)

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