Rondel with the Goddess Hariti

Creator Name

Unknown

Cultural Context

Gandharan Buddhist; Buddhist

Date

Creation: 1st century, Kushan Empire

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Rondel

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Title

Rondel with the Goddess Hariti

Creator

Unknown (link to bio)

Worktype

Sculpture

Metalwork

Cultural Context

Gandharan Buddhist; Buddhist

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

Material

Silver with gold foil

Dimensions

Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm);
height: 8.9centimetre

Technique

Sculpting

Language

Date

Creation: 1st century, Kushan Empire

ca. 1st century

Provenance

Gift of Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1981

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Creation: MENASA (Middle East, North Africa and South Asia)

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Descriptive Topic: Deity, Fertility, Bird, Lotus, Mother, Child, Jewelry, Throne, Flower

Infants; Nursing; Goddess; Gandhara

Topic

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Part of: Goddess Hariti and The Joy and Terror of Childbirth

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Unknown, Rondel with the Goddess Hariti, circa 1st century. Metropolitan Museum of Art. This silver rondel is one of the earliest known depictions of the goddess Hariti, nursing a child. Public Domain.

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