Mirror handle with a figure of a yaksha, or nature spirit

Details

• Title

  Mirror handle with a figure of a yaksha, or nature spirit

• Associated place

  Asia › India › north India (place of creation)

  Asia › India › north India › Uttar Pradesh › Kaushambi district (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  1st century BC - 1st century AD (100 BC - AD 100)

• Material and technique

  bone

• Material index

  organic › animal › bone

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › mirror;

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  religious/ritual equipment;

  component › handle

• Dimensions

  10.5 x 3.4 x 2 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Eric North Bequest Fund, 1991.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1991.54

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