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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
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