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Earth Goddess
Ca 5th-4th Century B.C.E
Indian Museum, Kolkata
Kolkata, India
The Earth Goddess carved on a gold leaf was found with a small deposit of human bones inside a funeral mound at Lauriya in the district of Champaran. The excavations were conducted by N.G.Majumdar in March,1905, and the identification of the female figure as Prithivi, the Earth Goddess, has been made with the help of a verse in the Rigveda.
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- Title: Earth Goddess
- Date: Ca 5th-4th Century B.C.E
- Location: Indian Museum, Kolkata
- Physical Dimensions: 3.26 cm x 2.08 cm
- Provenance: Lauriya Nandangarh, Bihar, India
- Type: Sculpture
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