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Architectural Fragment
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
The lower portion of an Indo-Corinthian pilaster capital, this fragment presents a central femal figure carrying an offering surrounded by highly plastic and nearly symetrical leaves. The figure, likely a yakshi or female nature spirit, wears a high-girdled, close fitting chiton with short sleeves, fashionable during Hellenistic times. A complex hair style draws attention to her distinctly Western face, while large, grape-cluster earrings, popular in India, hang down toward her shoulders.
Provenance
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Frank Caro, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1964, by purchase.
Geographies
South Asia (Mahajanapada) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
8 7/16 x 21 11/16 in. (21.5 x 55.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1964
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
25.48