If you think these statues are Saree clad Indian woman from 12th Century, then you are WRONG !

These statues 'godess?' are at least 2000 years old and were found in Syrian area presently in Palmyra and Iraqi Musuem (survived IS attack).

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https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35720366

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Draped girl/woman from out of India.
Title: Terracotta group of two girls playing a game known as ephedrismos
Period: Hellenistic
Date: late 4th–early 3rd century B.C.
Culture: Greek, Corinthian
Medium: Terracotta
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247884

3/n
Title: Terracotta draped woman
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd century B.C.
Culture: Greek, Boeotian
Medium: Terracotta
imensions: H. 7 3/4in. (19.6 cm)
Accession Number: 07.286.2
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Title: Terracotta statuette of a woman holding a baby
Period: Late Hellenistic
Date: 2nd–1st century B.C.
Culture: Greek, Asia Minor, Myrina (?)
Medium: Terracotta; mold-made
Dimensions: H. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm)
Accession Number: 74.51.1729
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/130001750?rpp=60&pg=2&ao=on&ft=%2A&deptids=13&where=Greece&pos=78
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5/n At first I thought this is Indian woman in Saree - Wrong

""Lady in blue", molded and gilded terracotta figurine, Louvre, Paris" Created: between c. 330 and c.300 BC
Tanagran artwork.

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https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/fc27c9546d4a4c5a92ef46e7ae7b4073

6/n Vesta Virgins priestesses of hearth, Rome. They were supposed to not bear child or social responsibilities for 30 years. Their usual dress was fully draped from head to tow.

2nd-century AD Roman statue of a Virgo Vestalis Maxima (National Roman Museum)
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Please note the 'Godess' draped in 'Saree' like dress in a bas relief of 'Nergal' a Mesopotamian God found in Hatra (present Iraq) worshiped 2000 BCE
7/n
https://twitter.com/GemsOfIndology/status/1384496636987002883?s=19