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Plaque With Female Bust

Indian
Sunga period
about 1st century B.C.
Object Place: India

Medium/Technique Stoneware; red molded terracotta
Dimensions 5.08 cm (2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Edward W.M. Bryant
Accession Number1992.292
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture

ProvenanceBetween 1975 and 1979, acquired in India by Edward W. M. Bryant (b. 1924 - d. 2006), Washington, DC [see note 1]; 1992, gift of Edward W. M. Bryant to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 24, 1992)

NOTES:
[1] Edward Bryant built up his collection of Indian terracottas from various dealers while he was in Delhi with the American Embassy.