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The Didarganj Yakshi (or Didarganj Chauri Bearer; Hindi: दीदारगंज यक्षी) is one of the finest examples of very early Indian stone statues.It used to be dated to the 3rd century BCE, as it has the fine Mauryan polish associated with Mauryan art, but another Yakshi is also found but without polish so it is also dated to approximately the 2nd century CE, based on the ...
The highly polished surface of court sculpture is often called Mauryan polish. However this seems not to be entirely reliable as a diagnostic tool for a Mauryan date, as some works from considerably later periods also have it. The Didarganj Yakshi, now most often thought to be from the 2nd century CE, is an example.
The Didarganj Yakshi, although claimed by some as an example of Mauryan art [27] is generally dated to the 2nd century CE, based on the analysis of shape and ornamentation. [28] [29] [22] This life-size standing image is tall, well-proportioned, free-standing sculpture is made of sandstone with well polished surface. [30]
Didarganj Yakshi is a fine example of Mauryan art. The sculpture is currently housed in the Patna Museum, [10] and is India's most famous piece of art. Agam Kuan, which means "unfathomable well", is said to date back to the period of the Maurya emperor Ashoka. The well is located east of Patna. [11] [12]
The highly polished surface of court sculpture is often called Mauryan polish. However this seems not to be entirely reliable as a diagnostic tool for a Mauryan date, as some works from considerably later periods also have it. The Didarganj Yakshi, now most often thought to be from the 2nd century CE, is an example.
A possibly early depiction of a Ganika is the ancient Pataliputra sculpture, also known as Didarganj Yakshi statue. As Doris Meth Srinivasan, a historian of Indological studies and writer suggests: I propose that an ancient Pataliputra sculpture represents an image of a royal Ganika.
Reserve Bank of India headquarters, Delhi entrance with a yakshini sculpture (c. 1960) depicting "Prosperity through agriculture". [13] Statue of Yakshi by Kanayi Kunjiraman at Malampuzha Dam. Sundara Lakshmi, an accomplished dancer and consort of HH Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma, was an ardent devotee of Kanjirottu Yakshi Amma.
Dancing Girl (prehistoric sculpture) Didarganj Yakshi; G. Gonohotta 1971; ... Yakshi (sculpture) This page was last edited on 18 August 2022, at 22:26 (UTC). ...