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2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
a rare gandhara schist figure of a yakshi
2nd/3rd century
Standing with legs crossed on a base, her right hand raised and holding a flower, the left broken, wearing pleated sari held together by an elaborate belt, necklace, shawl, breast wrapper, her face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above lidded eyes, aquiline nose, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with ear rings, curling hairdress held together by a tiara, circular halo behind
83 cm high, mounted
2nd/3rd century
Standing with legs crossed on a base, her right hand raised and holding a flower, the left broken, wearing pleated sari held together by an elaborate belt, necklace, shawl, breast wrapper, her face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above lidded eyes, aquiline nose, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with ear rings, curling hairdress held together by a tiara, circular halo behind
83 cm high, mounted
Provenance
Since 1968 in a French collection
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