Government of India
Yakshi
Keywords: Sculpture
Sandstone Sculpture
Publisher: Indian Museum, Kolkata
Description: It is a sandstone sculpture depicting a yakshi standing cross-legged under a sala tree and holding the branches with her two hands. She is wearing a very flimsy garment whose margins appear below the knees and hips. The sculpture has a tenon above for fitting into another slab and has an expanded flat base, evidently serving the purpose of a pillar. The much greater breadth of the top is due to the branches reaching out over the figure beneath.
Type: Sculpture
Received From: Indian Museum, Kolkata
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1st Century C.E. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-09T09:53:30Z |
| dc.date.available | 2021-10-09T09:53:30Z |
| dc.description | It is a sandstone sculpture depicting a yakshi standing cross-legged under a sala tree and holding the branches with her two hands. She is wearing a very flimsy garment whose margins appear below the knees and hips. The sculpture has a tenon above for fitting into another slab and has an expanded flat base, evidently serving the purpose of a pillar. The much greater breadth of the top is due to the branches reaching out over the figure beneath. |
| dc.format.extent | 28 x 15.2 cm (Pedastal); 50.8 x 15.2 cm (Top) |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | Indian Museum, Kolkata |
| dc.subject | Sculpture Sandstone Sculpture |
| dc.type | Sculpture |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | S12 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Sandstone |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1st Century C.E. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-09T09:53:30Z |
| dc.date.available | 2021-10-09T09:53:30Z |
| dc.description | It is a sandstone sculpture depicting a yakshi standing cross-legged under a sala tree and holding the branches with her two hands. She is wearing a very flimsy garment whose margins appear below the knees and hips. The sculpture has a tenon above for fitting into another slab and has an expanded flat base, evidently serving the purpose of a pillar. The much greater breadth of the top is due to the branches reaching out over the figure beneath. |
| dc.format.extent | 28 x 15.2 cm (Pedastal); 50.8 x 15.2 cm (Top) |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | Indian Museum, Kolkata |
| dc.subject | Sculpture Sandstone Sculpture |
| dc.type | Sculpture |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | S12 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Sandstone |
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