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Face Of A Grotesque
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Face Of A Grotesque

Anonymous, Kusah, Gupta Period
about 3rd–4th century A.D.
Object PlaceIndia
Medium/TechniqueHand modeled terracotta
Dimensions8.89 cm (3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Edward W.M. Bryant
Accession number1992.296
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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