[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v2.c37.290 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c37.290 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c37.290 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c37.290](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c37.290) The terracotta figurines both human and animal are datable from the 3rd century B.C. to the 12th century A.D. A handmade torso of the mother-goddess \[12.6\] in grey and an elephant bearing the NBPW polish are Mauryan. A plaque depicting Gaja-Lakṣmī is in the typical Śuṅga style, the other figurines of the same period being those of a standing female wearing trefoil head-dress and a plaque depicting a standing \*Mithuna\*. A few heads, crude and of coarse fabric, belong to the Kushan period. Naigameṣa figures, both male and female, with typical goat-like face and ears, stumpy limbs and the body rendered by incised lines and circlets, are hand-modelled, some specimen with traces of red slip. The female figurines have prominent breasts and are rich in decoration. A few examples in both the forms show a perforated protrusion at the top of the head indicating that they were kept suspended. These figurines are assignable to a date bracket between 450 and 650. Mother-and-child (\*aṅkadhātrī\*) figurines prepared from a single shallow mould hold the child in the left arm and wear a trefoil head-dress. Another standing female figure in the same style has the left arm resting on the hip. \*Dampatī\* figurines are also made from a shallow mould. Figurines of the standing warriors hold sword in the right hand. All these are dated between 550 and 650. - [Previous: v2.c37.289](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c37.289) - [Next: v2.c37.291](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c37.291) - [Up: v2.c37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c37) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c37.290](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c37.290) · Pramāṇa