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<em>Fragment of a Face</em>, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_front_PS4.jpg)
Fragment of a Face, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_front_PS4.jpg)
<em>Fragment of a Face</em>, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_front_PS4.jpg)

Fragment of a Face, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_front_PS4.jpg)

<em>Fragment of a Face</em>, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_bw.jpg)

Fragment of a Face, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_bw.jpg)

<em>Fragment of a Face</em>, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_threequarter_PS4.jpg)

Fragment of a Face, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_threequarter_PS4.jpg)

<em>Fragment of a Face</em>, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_side_PS4.jpg)

Fragment of a Face, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_side_PS4.jpg)

<em>Fragment of a Face</em>, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_back_PS4.jpg)

Fragment of a Face, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_back_PS4.jpg)

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Fragment of a Face

Asian Art

On View: Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
MEDIUM Sandstone relief
  • Place Made: Bharhut, Madhya Pradesh, India
    • DATES 185–72 B.C.E.
    PERIOD Shunga Period
    DIMENSIONS 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm) mount: 5 3/4 × 6 5/8 × 2 1/2 in. (14.6 × 16.8 × 6.4 cm)  (show scale)
    SIGNATURE 1
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 87.188.11
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1975, provenance not yet documented; by 1975, acquired by George P. Bickford of Cleveland, Ohio; by 1987, purchased from George P. Bickford by Georgia and Michael de Havenon of New York, NY; 1987, gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
    CAPTION Fragment of a Face, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_front_PS4.jpg)
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    <em>Fragment of a Face</em>, 185–72 B.C.E. Sandstone relief, 6 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (15.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.11_front_PS4.jpg)

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