Terai parrot

Image title: Terai parrot

Description of the photo

Image of lady with a parrot; Sunga period (~185 BCE). Specifications: terracotta, 17cm x 8cm.

The text in Devanagari reads:

सुगा सहितको नारी मूर्ति

Transliteration (IAST):

sugā sahitako nārī mūrti.

Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):

suga sahitako [sahitko] nari murti

Gallery information:

Terai is a region in southern Nepal where in the sixth century B.C. at Lumbini grove the Buddha spent twenty-nine years of his life. Many excavations resulted in the discovery of various Buddhist sites and have yielded plenty of archeological discoveries such as Buddhist art, potteries and coins. The items found here are exhibited in the National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum).

Photo details:
Date: 2019-11-29
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/25
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 1000
Focal length: 18mm

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Resolution: 1458 x 1404
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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