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Fragmentary figure of a crouching yaksha, or nature spirit
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Description
This dwarfish yaksha fragment originally supported a larger standing figure of a yakshi (part of her foot still remains).
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › India › north India › Uttar Pradesh › Mathura district (place of creation)
- Date
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2nd century AD (AD 101 - 200)
Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600)
- Material and technique
- pink sandstone
- Dimensions
- 28 x 32 x 13 cm max. (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1996.
- Accession no.
- EA1996.76
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Further reading
Ahuja, Naman, ‘Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum - Catalogue in progress’, 2016, no. 101
Glossary (2)
yaksha, yakshi
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yaksha
A semi-divine male nature spirit.
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yakshi
A semi-divine female nature spirit.
Location
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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