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Crouching Dwarf Musician
Crouching Dwarf Musician
200–100 BC
India, Shunga Period
(c. 187-78 BC)
Terracotta
Overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1983.79
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Two holes at the top and bottom of the figure indicate that this object worked as a whistle.
Description
Images of dwarfs referenced the fertility of the earth. With lush curling hair, portly full body, and visible genitals, this figure squats close to the earth and plays on a double flute pipe instrument.
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