Alabaster Standing Figure
Alabaster
CB.3489
The standing figure, exquisitely carved alabaster, is possible to be a representation of the Hindu deity or Yaksha. The Yaksha is a broad class of nature spirits connected with fertility....
The standing figure, exquisitely carved alabaster, is possible to be a representation of the Hindu deity or Yaksha. The Yaksha is a broad class of nature spirits connected with fertility. It appears in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts, as well as ancient and medieval era temples of South Asia and Southeast Asia as guardian deity. The feminine form of the word is Yakṣi or Yakshini.