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Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim
A group of four terracotta animals
INDUS VALLEY, SHUNGA PERIOD, 1ST CENTURY BC - 1ST CENTURY AD
Details
A group of four terracotta animals
Indus Valley, Shunga period, 1st century BC - 1st century AD
Comprised of a ram with incised round eyes, open mouth and large curled horns; a horse with a bridle in relief; a bird with large round eyes, a crown and large incised wings and tail; and a monkey with playful expression and a patterned snake wrapped around his neck
2 5/8 x 3¼ in. (6.7 x 8.3 cm.); 4 x 5 in. (10.2 x 12.7 cm.); 4 3/8 x 7 in. (11.1 x 17.8 cm.); 3 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. (9.2 x 7.3 cm.)
Indus Valley, Shunga period, 1st century BC - 1st century AD
Comprised of a ram with incised round eyes, open mouth and large curled horns; a horse with a bridle in relief; a bird with large round eyes, a crown and large incised wings and tail; and a monkey with playful expression and a patterned snake wrapped around his neck
2 5/8 x 3¼ in. (6.7 x 8.3 cm.); 4 x 5 in. (10.2 x 12.7 cm.); 4 3/8 x 7 in. (11.1 x 17.8 cm.); 3 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. (9.2 x 7.3 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired by 1972, New York
Literature
A. Poster, Figures in Clay, Terracottas from Ancient India, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, December 1973
Exhibited
Figures in Clay: Terracottas from Ancient India, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1973