Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess
Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess

Shunga Terracotta Relief Plaque of a Goddess

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Eastern India (Bengal), circa 2nd–1st century BCE. 
Terracotta votive plaque depicting a standing female fertility deity, identified as a yakshi / mother‑goddess type, related to the Panchachuda Lakshmi–Yakshi iconography. The plaque preserving a nearly full‑length standing female figure in tribhanga pose, head turned slightly to one side, adorned with tall tiered headdress with lateral extension, large circular earrings, multiple necklaces, bracelets, anklets, and girdle with pendant sashes; the thin clinging garment indicated by incised vertical folds. Borders and background plain; traces of red pigment in crevices and a stable earthen patina overall.  

Size: 7 1/2 in (19 cm) high x 3 1/3 in (8.5 cm) wide (plaque only). + custom mount 

Cp: Poster, Amy G. From Indian Earth: 4000 Years of Terracotta Art, The Brooklyn Museum, 1986, p.95.

Ex Scottsdale AZ Collection of RZ.  Choice and rare!

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