Image title: Female Bust from Mathura

Female Bust
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Terracotta
8.5 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm
Acc. No. 48.3/2

Transcription (not proofread):

आवक्ष स्त्री आकृति
मथुरा, उत्तर प्रदेश मृण्मूर्ति
8.5X7.2x4.3 से.मी.
अवाप्ति सं. 48.3/2

āvakṣa strī ākṛti
mathurā, uttara pradeśa mṛṇmūrti
8.5X7.2x4.3 se.mī.
avāpti saṃ. 48.3/2

avaksha stri akriti
mathura, uttara pradesha mrinmurti
8.5X7.2x4.3 se.mi.
avapti sam. 48.3/2

Note: The following additional sculpture is missing from the gallery:

Mother Goddess—Shown with a child in her lap. Her headdress has floral discs and her skirt is decorated with punch circlets.
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Terracotta
19.4 x 8.4 x 11.4 cm
Acc. No. 60.291

Transcription (not proofread):

मातृदेवी को गोद में शिशु को उठाए हुए दर्शाया गया है। प्रतिमा के शिरोवस्त्र पर पुष्प प्रतीक दर्शाए गए हैं और स्कर्ट पर गोलाकार डिजाइन हैं।
मथुरा, उत्तर प्रदेश
मृण्मूर्ति
19.4×8.4X11.4 से.मी.
अवाप्ति सं. 60.291

mātṛdevī ko goda meṃ śiśu ko uṭhāe hue darśāyā gayā hai| pratimā ke śirovastra para puṣpa pratīka darśāe gae haiṃ aura skarṭa para golākāra ḍijāina haiṃ|
mathurā, uttara pradeśa
mṛṇmūrti
19.4×8.4X11.4 se.mī.
avāpti saṃ. 60.291

matridevi ko goda mem shishu ko uthae hue darshaya gaya hai| pratima ke shirovastra para pushpa pratika darshae gae haim aura skarta para golakara dijaina haim|
mathura, uttara pradesha
mrinmurti
19.4×8.4X11.4 se.mi.
avapti sam. 60.291

Gallery information:

These photographs are from the section “Maurya, Shunga and Satavahana Arts” within the National Museum of New Delhi (India). The Mauryan, Shunga, and Satavahana dynasties have distinct yet interconnected roles in the evolution of Indian art and culture. Throughout these periods, terracotta art evolved considerably, reflecting cultural and technical exchanges, and iconography transitioned from aniconic to anthropomorphic depictions in Buddhist contexts. These dynasties collectively influenced the stylistic and thematic growth of Indian art.