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sculpture

1907,1111.207.a

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Title

ornament;tile

Date

700

Find site

Afraisiab

Measurement

height 50.8 centimetres

Description

Scope and content : Three fragments of a clay ornament. The background was decorated with a pattern of incised dots. A crimped moulding runs horizontally from one side of the object to the other. In each downward bend, a female head has been applied to the surface. Traces of a slip and pigments can still be seen.

Institution

British Museum

Provenance

Stein 1900-01

Find site identifier

Afr.

Find site description

Ancient city of Samarkand.

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