Yaksha, Shunga period, ca. 50 B.C., India (Madhya Pradesh), Sandstone, H. 35 in. (88.9 cm); W. 18 in. (45.7 cm); D. 13 in. (33 cm), Sculpture, Yakshas (male nature spirits) are personifications of the natural world. Over time they were worshipped as minor gods in both the Buddhist and Hindu pantheons, often functioning as protectors of the earth’s riches, and they became associated with wealth
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Yaksha, Shunga period, ca, 50 B.C, India, Madhya Pradesh, Sandstone, H, 35, 88.9 cm, W, 18, 45.7, D, 13, 33, Sculpture, Yakshas, male nature spirits, personifications, natural world, time, worshipped, minor gods, Buddhist, Hindu pantheons, functioning, protectors, earth, riches, associated, wealth
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