Terracotta Sculpture
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| Accession No: 2003.37 | |
| Description: Upper part of a plaque showing head of a yakshi with 10 hair-pins (only 3 surviving on the left side, while 2 aremissing, all the 5 on right sight side are missing). Yakshi wears an elaborate bi-cornet dress held by ratna- pattas with a lotus crest in the centre 9. Remark – Three strings of beads cover the forehead. The hairdo is held by 10 hair pins, of which seven are missing. A large Karna-kuudala is seen on her left ear. | |
| Periodic Style: c. 1st century B.C.E | |
| Dimension: Height – 4 cm; Width – 6.3 cm | |
