Fertility Goddess
Pakistan, Gandhara, reportedly Charsada, early Kushan period · 100s CE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Female figures fashioned from terracotta were found at large man-made pools of water in early Buddhist sacred compounds. They indicate the importance of art and rites associated with fertility and childbirth among the Buddhist laity, of which women were a major component. The wreath, small breasts, and gentle modeling of her full-hipped body associate this figure with Greco-Roman imagery.
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- Maker
- Pakistan, Gandhara, reportedly Charsada, early Kushan period
- Date
- 100s CE
- Medium
- terracotta
- Dimensions
- height: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
- Place of origin
- Pakistan
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 242A Ancient India
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0