Fragmentary figure of a crouching yaksha, or nature spirit
On display
This dwarfish yaksha fragment originally supported a larger standing figure of a yakshi (part of her foot still remains).
Details
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Title
Fragmentary figure of a crouching yaksha, or nature spirit
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Associated place
Mathura district (place of creation) -
Date
2nd century AD (AD 101 - 200)
Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600) -
Material and technique
pink sandstone
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
28 x 32 x 13 cm max. (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased, 1996.
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Museum location
Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600 -
Museum department
Eastern Art
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Accession no.
EA1996.76
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Glossary of terms
yaksha
yakshi
Further reading
Ahuja, Naman, Art and Archaeology of Ancient India: Earliest Times to the Sixth Century (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2018), no. 101
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