Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Pakistan

ca. 2nd–3rd century

Not on view

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Title: Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)
Date: ca. 2nd–3rd century
Culture: Pakistan
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 1988
Object Number: 1988.421.6
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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