Figure
About this object
History of use
child's toy
Narrative
Found by Jennifer Wade on a street in Taxila in 1970.
Physical description
Terracotta figurine of a ram. Made from dull, orange-coloured clay with hardened accretions of soil(?) covering part of the surface. Ram's horns and facial features are defined but the rest of the body is more abstract. Rear base of figure is broken off. Three sets of holes at front: one set is horizontal through the front legs, two other sets are on vertical slant above and behind front legs. Part of hole visible in broken area.