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Yakshi

Ca 1st century CE

Indian Museum, Kolkata

Indian Museum, Kolkata
Kolkata, India

The bracket figure represents a yakshi standing cross legged under a sala tree holding on to the branches with her two hands. She is quite nude with the exception of a very flimsy garment, the margins of which appear below the knees and hips. The sculpture has a tenon above for fitting into another slab and has an expanded flat base, evidently serving the purpose of a pillar. The much greater breadth of the top is due to the branches reaching out over the figure beneath.

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  • Title: Yakshi
  • Date: Ca 1st century CE
  • Location: Indian Museum, Kolkata
  • Physical Dimensions: Pedestal: 28x15.2cm.; Top: 50.8x15.2cm.
  • Provenance: Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Type: Sculpture
Indian Museum, Kolkata

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