Elegant Female, Perhaps a Nature Spirit (Yakshi)

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Elegant Female, Perhaps a Nature Spirit (Yakshi)
Elegant Female, Perhaps a Nature Spirit (Yakshi)
Place of originChandraketugarh, West Bengal, India

Elegant Female, Perhaps a Nature Spirit (Yakshi)

Dateca. 100 BCE
Mediummolded and hand-modeled terracotta
Dimensionsobject: 8 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. (22.2 x 6.7 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Stephen P. Huyler
Object number2008.4.52
Subject(s)
  • figure
  • women
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Indian
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