Female Figure

CulturePersian
Titles
  • Female Figure
Datec. 1000 BC
PlaceIran
MediumTerra cotta
Dimensions8 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 1 15/16 in. (22.2 × 7.9 × 5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sue Rowan Pittman
Object number82.589
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceSotheby's, New York, (Sale 4869Y) May 20, 1982, lot 20;
to Robin Symes, Limited, London, 1982;
to Sue Rowan Pittman, 1982;
to MFAH, 1982
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED "Looking at Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sept. 15 - Dec. 29, 1991. See Exhibit Master file for more information (excode = LOOKING AT SCULPTURE).

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