Figure of a young woman
Medium:Carved and painted plaster (stucco)
Geography: Gandhara, Pakistan
Date: 4th - 5th century AD
Period: Kushan Period
Dimensions:50.8 x 15 x 8 cm
Object number: 952.7
Credit Line: Gift of C.T. Loo
DescriptionThis firgure is most likely a worshipper or attendant of the Buddha, part of a group of attendant figures, and is associated with the painted stucco tradition of Hadda, Afghanistan. Her loose tunic over her lower garment is similar to the Hellenistic fashion adopted in Iran and brought into India by the Scythians.The textile design is indicated by traces of red pigment in a crosshatch pattern.
