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Title:
Female figure
Object name(s):
Figure
Brief description:
A terracotta female figure with incised details and pellets applied for eyes and ear ornaments. A hollow pedastal also forms the skirt of the figure.
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated concept:
Sculpture
Credit line:
A gift from John C. Irwin.
Current reproduction location:
https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2021MV9641/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
Location type:
Thumbnail
Dimension:
Height
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
10.7
Material:
Clay
Object history note:
A gift received from J.C. Irwin
Object name:
Figure
Object number:
IS.111-1952
Object production date:
1943
Date - association:
Made
Date - earliest / single:
1943-01-01
Date - latest:
1943-12-31
Object production person:
Unknown
Object production place:
Mymensingh District
Place association:
Made
Physical description:
A terracotta female figure with incised details and pellets applied for eyes and ear ornaments. A hollow pedastal also forms the skirt of the figure.
Reproduction number:
2021MV9641
Responsible department/section:
SSEA
Technique:
moulded
Technique:
fired
Technique:
Terracotta
Text reason:
Collections online record
User's reference:
Reference:
Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
User's reference:
Reference details:
p.59

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/221eb237-625c-3fe7-a4d8-44e65b3078ef

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/221eb237-625c-3fe7-a4d8-44e65b3078ef, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC

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