A terracotta panel of a Yakshi
North or Eastern India, Sunga period, ca. 200-50 B.C.
The rectangular panel modeled with a yakshi with an ovoid face and elaborate coiffure, narrow shoulders, heavy breast,wide hips and attenuated limbs, she stands on a domed platform and surrounded by four attendants within an architectural frame.
20in (50.8cm) high
The rectangular panel modeled with a yakshi with an ovoid face and elaborate coiffure, narrow shoulders, heavy breast,wide hips and attenuated limbs, she stands on a domed platform and surrounded by four attendants within an architectural frame.
20in (50.8cm) high
Sold for
US$ 2,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Invoking the endless and spontaneous rhythm of nature, the Yakshi is among the most popular motifs in early Indian art. Representing the Indian ideal of feminine beauty, the Yakshi symbolized the maternal energy of nature. Closely associated with trees, water and rocks, the Yakshi has been worshipped in India since Vedic times as a fertility Goddess.
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Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art
Property from Various Owners
Property from Various Owners
Category: Asian Art
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