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Four-legged animal with human face

Indian

Artwork Details

Four-legged animal with human face
circa 322-185 BCE
Indian
terracotta
6 5/16 x 2 5/8 x 4 in. (16.19 x 6.67 x 10.16 cm)
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
2009/2.136

Description

Anonymous
Four-legged animal with human face
India, Maurya period (322–185 BCE)
Terracotta
Gift of Professor Walter M. Spink, 2009/2.136

Physical Description:

Indian terracotta of a black creature with big head, big eyes, human nose and a big mouth. it is standing with three legs, two on the front half of its body and one on the latter half of its body.

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