Young Woman with a Spear

The collection record classifies this work as ivory. It is dated c. 50–200 CE. Recorded culture or place: Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period.

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Museum title: Young Woman with a Spear
Date: c. 50–200 CE
Culture / origin: Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period
Materials and technique: ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 9 x 4 x 1.7 cm (3 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Artist / maker: Not specified by the museum
Museum: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession number: 1985.106

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This smiling female figure has her hair tied up to one side, wound around with an embroidered strip of cloth. She stands akimbo with her upper garment removed and tied in a loose looped knot at her side. A broad girdle holds up her clinging, diaphanous skirt. She has the ideal female form of a young mother, and since she holds a spear, she may have served a protective function.

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