A PINK SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A YAKSHI INDIA, 11TH CENTURY |

the Yakshi posed in sinuous tribhanga, with right arm raised and twisted behind her head, wearing a striated dhoti secured with a decorative belt, adorned with necklaces and bangles, with large almond shaped eyes, an aquiline nose and hair twisted to the side

E&J Frankel, New York, 1978.
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, circa 1960-1970's.

Overall fair condition for an object of this type and age. Wear and accretion to the surface throughout including areas of particular loss along the left side of the nose and left eye where the surface of the stone has eroded. Other areas of detail are still delineated in the jewelry, the garment, hands and flesh of the figure. The back left side is covered in a yellow glaze. A metal rod inserted through the stone attaches it to a square base. No restoration.
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The yakshi, or nature spirits, were originally part of the Indic cults and are associated with fertility and abundance.