Central Asia, India, Chandraketugarh, Period III, Shunga (Sunga) Period, ca. 185 BCE to 50 CE. A remarkable pottery relief of a winged human figure, likely a deity, standing contrapposto with one hand on hip and elaborately adorned with a plumed headdress, a collar necklace, bangles, and giant earspools. Size: 0.4″ L x 3″ W x 5.9″ H (1 cm x 7.6 cm x 15 cm)
Condition: Professionally repaired with feet restored. Restoration over some break lines and others visible in areas. Age-expected surface wear as shown with liberal remaining detail and encrustations in areas.
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000
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