Weiner Mihályné szerk.: Az Iparművészeti Múzeum Évkönyvei 10. (Budapest, 1967)

HOPP FERENC MÚZEUM - MUSÉE FERENC HOPP - Horváth, Vera: Maurya Mother Goddess Figurines

Fig. 1. Head of a woman On the neck, a necklace, similar to the previous one can be seen. Height: 8,9 cm. Figurine 6. (Fig. 6.): Figure of a woman, heavily damaged, jaw and the nose are only in fragments, ear-rings and head-dress are completely missing. Modelling of the face, the hair-do separated in the middle, beads on the head are similar. Coarse necklace on a seemingly naked body. Height: 10,3 cm. The figurines, which are different in size were made of hard-baked grey terracotta. By placing them side by side, the six fragmented figurines of the collection reveal at once their characteristics, both make and illustration. The faces are surprisingly expressive. With a good plastic sense, the figurines represent the same, -possibly the ideal type of woman. The forehead is slightly arched, the hair is separated in the middle, covering the temples from both sides, thus forming a charasteristic rhombus between the separating line and the eyes. The circular head-dress is decorated with beads and incised rozettes. In our opinion, based on the character of the faces and the arrangement of