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Small Face with Cowl

about 2nd century B.C.
Object PlaceIndia
Medium/TechniqueBuff molded terracotta
Dimensions4.44 cm (1 3/4 in.); Legacy dimension: H. 1 3/4"
Credit LineGift of Edward W.M. Bryant
Accession number1992.291
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
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.
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