Seated Ascetic Figure

320–200 B.C.E.

Caption

Seated Ascetic Figure, 320–200 B.C.E.. Terracotta, 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. (8.3 × 7 cm) mount: 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (8.9 × 6.4 × 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner, 1989.179.3.

Title

Seated Ascetic Figure

Date

320–200 B.C.E.

Period

Mauryan Period

Geography

Place made: Mathura, India

Medium

Terracotta

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. (8.3 × 7 cm) mount: 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (8.9 × 6.4 × 9.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner

Accession Number

1989.179.3

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