File:Yaksa Parkham Mathura.jpg

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DescriptionYaksa Parkham Mathura.jpg	English: Original image Yaksha from Parkham Mathura, 3rd-2nd century. Mathura Museum. According to "A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12 the century" by Upinder Singh p.365, the statue is 2.59 meters high, on stylistic grounds it should be dated to the 2nd/1st century BC, but an inscription in Brahmi suggest a 3rd century BC date. The inscription says "Made by Gomitaka, a pupil of Kunika. Set up by eight brothers, members of the Manibhadra congregation ("puga")." This inscription thus indicates that the statue represents the Yaksa Manibhadra.[1]. The script of the inscription is Mauryan Brahmi.EI8 p.174 The hem of the dress is sometimes considered as derived from Greek art. Describing a similar stature, John Boardman writes: "It has no local antecedents and looks most like a Greek Late Archaic mannerism". According to Boardman these folds are also similar to those of the Bharhut Yavana File:Bharhut Yavana.jpg (John Boardman, "The Diffusion of Classical Art in Antiquity", Princeton University Press, 1993, p.112.)
Date	24 February 2013
Source	File:Yaksha Manibhadra Made by Gomitaki - Parkham - Circa 3rd-2nd Century BCE - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-24 6158.JPG
Author	Biswarup Ganguly

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