Yakshi Rattle

Yakshi Rattle
Yakshi Rattle
Place of originChandraketugarh, West Bengal, India
(Shunga period (ca. 200-50 BCE))

Yakshi Rattle

Date1st Century BCE
Mediumdouble-molded terracotta
Dimensionsobject: 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (10.8 x 6.4 x 5.4 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Stephen P. Huyler
Object number2008.4.119
Subject(s)
  • religion
  • figure
  • musical instrument
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Indian
On View
On view
Elegant Female, Perhaps a Nature Spirit (Yakshi)
India, West Bengal, Chandraketugarh
ca. 100 BCE
Standing Male Figure
India
Gupta period, 300-550 CE
Hunting Scene
India
200-50 BCE
Toy Elephant Cart
India, West Bengal, Chandraketugarh
200-50 BCE
Woman in Dancing Posture
India, West Bengal, Chandraketugarh
Shunga period, 200-50 BCE
Plaque Fragment with Goddess of Prosperity and Power
India, West Bengal, Chandraketugarh
ca. 100 BCE
Kubera, King of Yakshas Rattle
India, West Bengal, Chandraketugarh
1st century BCE
Tripod rattle bowl
1200-1521 CE
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