Yaksha
Title Yaksha
Accession Number AM-TC-2.95
Title2 Yaksha
Museum Name Allahabad Museum, Prayagraj
Gallery Name Terracotta Gallery
Object Type Terracotta
Main Material Terracotta
Manufacturing Technique Moulding
Main Artist Not Known
Artist's Nationality Indian
Artist's Life Date / Bio Data

Not Known

Country India
Provenance Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh
Origin Place Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh
Find Place Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh
Style Shunga
School Shunga
Patron/Dynasty Shunga
Period / Year of Work C.2nd Century BCE
Dimensions 8.5 x 5 cm
Brief Description

Terracotta figure of a yaksha with their folded hands. There is a hole marked on the front. He wears a knotted turban on his head. He wears heavy earring in his ears.

Detailed Description

Terracotta figure of a yaksha with their folded hands. There is a hole marked on the front. He wears a knotted turban on his head. He wears heavy earring in his ears.