Didarganj Yakshi
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The Didarganj Yakshi is one of the finest examples of very early Indian stone statues. The life-size standing image is a tall, well-proportioned, free-standing sculpture made of sandstone with the well-polished surface associated with Mauryan polish. Like many of the earliest large sculptures in Indian art, it represents a minor spiritual figure or deity, a yakshi, rather than one of the major deities.
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – 100
- Historical notes
- Dated to the 3rd century BCE based on Mauryan polish, but possibly 2nd century CE based on shape and ornamentation.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Yakshini
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The Didarganj Yakshi was excavated on the banks of the Ganges River, at the hamlet of Didarganj Kadam Rasual, northeast of the Qadam-i-Rasul Mosque in Patna City, on 18 October 1917 by the villagers and by the noted archaeologist and historian, Professor J N Samaddar Professor Samaddar”
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