Small statuette, Bactria, max. h 14 cm, chlorite and calcite, 3rd millennium BC.

Bactrian statuettes

Material: Gems/Pearls Rocks/Stones | Type: Sculptures/Relief carving | Countries: Afghanistan

  • Period

    Pre-Islamic

  • Red List

    Red List – Afghanistan

Category

Bactrian statuettes
These composite statuettes made of chlorite and calcite (usually with an exceedingly small head and elaborate dress) are said to come from a very broad area covering northern Afghanistan, but also eastern Iran, and southern Turkmenistan. Size: maximum 14 cm high.
© Agence photographique de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN) - Chuzeville.