Male
Title | Male |
Title2 | Standing Male |
Museum Name | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad |
Gallery Name | Terracotta Gallery |
Object Type | Terracotta |
Main Material | Terracotta |
Component Material II | Terracotta |
Component Material III | Terracotta |
Manufacturing Technique | Moulded |
Main Artist | Not Known |
Artist's Nationality | Indian |
Artist's Life Date / Bio Data | Not Known |
Author | NA |
Country | India |
Provenance | Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. |
Origin Place | Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. |
Find Place | Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. |
Scribe | NA |
Style | Shunga |
School | Shunga |
Patron/Dynasty | Shunga |
Period / Year of Work | C.2nd-1st Century BCE |
Tribe | NA |
Costume | NA |
Culture | NA |
Dimensions | 11 x 7 cm |
Detailed Description | Plaque depicting a standing male figure holding a bow in his left hand and arrows in right. The figure probably represents Kamdeva (cupid) the god of love. Feet have been lost. He wears a dhoti. |
Brief Description | Plaque depicting a standing male seems to be Kamdeva (cupid). |