Palette with Sea Nymph (Nereid) Riding on a Sea Monster

Arts of Asia

1st century B.C./early 1st century A.D.

Pakistan
Ancient region of Gandhara

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Palette with Sea Nymph (Nereid) Riding on a Sea Monster
Place: Gandhara (Object made in)
Date: 99 BCE–100 CE
Medium: Gray chloritic schist
Dimensions: 1.6 × 12.1 × 12.1 cm (9/16 × 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf
Reference Number: 2016.59
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