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Fertility Goddess

100s CE

Pakistan, Gandhara, reportedly Charsada, early Kushan period

Medium
terracotta
Measurements
height: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1977.58
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Location
242A Ancient India
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Description

Female figures fashioned from terracotta were found at large man-made pools of water in early Buddhist sacred compounds. They indicate the importance of art and rites associated with fertility and childbirth among the Buddhist laity, of which women were a major component. The wreath, small breasts, and gentle modeling of her full-hipped body associate this figure with Greco-Roman imagery.

Fertility Goddess

100s CE

Pakistan, Gandhara, reportedly Charsada, early Kushan period

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