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| Keywords: Pakistani - Statuette of an Indian Deity - Walters 2552.jpg Clay female figures similar to this one have been found in various parts of the Indian subcontinent In some places they played a part in fertility rites and were presented as offerings face up Such figures may be considered early forms of Indian nature goddesses The large head extends from a heavily ornamented neck which is adorned with a necklace made from tiny pellets of clay which were striated to give a beaded effect Charsada the ancient Lotus City was a major trading center in the overland trade route to India ca 3rd century BC pre-Mauryan terracotta with pigment cm 6 5 accession number 25 52 39199 Matthias Komor New York New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum October 1973 by purchase Museum purchase 1973 Faces of Ancient Arabia The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2008 place of origin Charsada Pakistan Walters Art Museum license Art of India in the Walters Art Museum Ancient art in Pakistan Sculptures of Pakistan Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
