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Terra-cotta figurine
Object Number 2004.29.21266
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 dancing girl with a reel-like / object for expanding her ear-lobe: / a terra-cotta figurine from / Pataliputra. 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: 12.7 × 6.35 cm (5 × 2 1/2 in.)

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