A black stone stele of a yakshi
A black stone stele of a yakshi

INDIA, PROBABLY RAJASTHAN, 12TH CENTURY

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A black stone stele of a yakshi
India, probably Rajasthan, 12th Century
Gracefully standing in tribhanga with her right arm raised and head turned, her right leg angled toward a small attendant figure inscribing her sole, wearing a short dhoti secured by a girdle suspending beaded pendants, an elaborate necklace with beaded festoons encircling her breasts, her face with large almond-shaped eyes beneath arched brows, her wavy hair tied in a chignon at the side
26 in. (66 cm.) high