Male Deity: A Yaksha or Deva

Male Deity: A Yaksha or Deva
Male Deity: A Yaksha or Deva
Place of originRajghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
(Gupta period (300-500))

Male Deity: A Yaksha or Deva

Dateca. 300 CE
Mediumterracotta
Dimensionsobject: 7 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. (18.4 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Stephen P. Huyler
Object number2008.4.177
Subject(s)
  • deity
  • religion
  • Hinduism
  • men
  • figure
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Indian
On View
Not on view
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