Female Deity (Mother Goddess)

Female Deity (Mother Goddess)

Mauryan Art

This piece of Mauryan Art tells us about how important religion was to this society. The material, terracotta, shows us that people of all economic backgrounds may have been able to create these sculptures. However, it also shows that perhaps wealthier members of the society can afford more elaborate designs on their sculptures or gain better access to these symbolic structures. Affluent members must have also surpassed the less fortunate in their feasibility to religious temples.


"Period: Mauryan period
Date: 3rd–2nd century B.C.
Culture: India
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1928
Accession Number: 28.26.1"

"South Asian, Indian"

"3rd-2nd Century B.C."

Saja Osman

Public Domain. Provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Used here for educational purposes only.

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