Statue

29-64-249

From: India | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-64-249
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur
Date Made 10th Century
Section Asian
Materials Sandstone
Iconography Female | Yogini
Description

Life size sandstone bust of a Yogini: head, shoulders, and bust, with prominent breasts, high crown, chains, and pendants. This piece is said to have come from the Temple of Sixty-four Yoginis (Chausath Yogini Temple in Bherāghāt ) built near Jabalpur during the 10th century.

Height 58.4 cm
Width 39.9 cm
Credit Line Alexander Scott Expedition to India, 1915-1918

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