Goddess with Weapons in Her Hair, 2nd century B.C., North India (possibly Kausambi, Uttar Pradesh), Copper alloy, H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm), Sculpture, This miniature figure is among the earliest known representations in metal of a goddess with weapons radiating from her hair. The style suggests she was made in the Ganges basin region of northern India—probably at the ancient Magadha capital of Pataliputra (Patna)—and attests to this region being instrumental in the development of this iconography
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