A stucco figure of a Lokapala

Lokapala are a group of protective figures in early Buddhist art. As in the present example, they are usually depicted wearing the attire of Roman soldiers, including chain-mail skirts and jackets, sometimes over their Indian clothing. The club and lion further suggest this lokapala is very likely Vaishravana, the Regent of the North. Pal considers it to be one of the best examples of such guardian figures to survive from this period.