Seated Mother Goddess

Pakistan (Baluchistan)

3000–2500 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 234

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Seated Mother Goddess
Period: Indus civilization, Mehrgarh style
Date: 3000–2500 BCE
Culture: Pakistan (Baluchistan)
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 In. (8.6 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Mary W. Harriman Foundation and Ramon Tublitz Gifts, 2001
Object Number: 2001.306
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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