Category:Kaunakes Bactria-AO 31917

**Kaunakes Bactria-AO 31917**
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Instance of	figurine;
Depicts	kaunakes
Made from material	chlorite mineral group; calcite;
Location	room 305, Richelieu Wing, Louvre Palace, 1st arrondissement of Paris, Paris Centre, Paris, Grand Paris, France
Location of discovery	Bactria;
Owned by	French State;
Collection	Department of Near Eastern Antiquities of the Louvre;
Inventory number	AO 31917 (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities of the Louvre);
Inception	2nd millennium BC (before 1800 BC, after 2500 BC);
Width	10.7 cm;
Height	13 cm;
Authority file
	Q109570961; Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010156089
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	Authority file	: Q4233718 VIAF: 100627125 ISNI: 0000000423864522 ULAN: 500125274 MusicBrainz: f731ccc4-e22a-43af-a747-64213329e088 GND: 4245422-0 BNE: XX4797226 RKD: 1984

Title

Bactrian Princess

Object type

figurine

Description

Female statuette bearing the kaunakes ("crinoline" dress). Chlorite and limestone, Bactria, beginning of the 2nd millennium BC.

Date

2^nd millennium BC

Medium

chlorite and calcite

Dimensions

height: 13 cm (5.1 in)

; width: 10.7 cm (4.2 in)

; thickness: 8 cm (3.1 in)

Collection

Louvre Museum (Inventory)

	Native name	Louvre Museum
	Location	Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois , France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E
	Established	10 August 1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority file	: Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 000000012260177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat

Current location

Iran antique, room 9: Iran et Bactriane. Richelieu, ground floor.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities).

Accession number

AO 31917

Place of discovery

Bactria

Object history

2003: purchased from Friends of the Louvre Society

Notes

Catalogue description: Statuette of a female divinity wearing a kaunakes, called “Bactrian Princess”. Chlorite, calcite. Bactrian period (late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BC)

References

Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 19108

Authority file

: Q109570961
Louvre: 010156089

Media in category "Kaunakes Bactria-AO 31917"

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Bactrian princess-AO 31917-IMG 0235-white.jpg 4,000 × 4,000; 2.38 MB
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Kaunakes Bactria Louvre AO31917.jpg 1,170 × 1,300; 873 KB
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Kaunakes Bactria-AO 31917-IMG 0236.JPG 2,944 × 4,416; 1.69 MB
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