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Tree Spirit Deity (Yakshi)
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Red sandstone, India (Uttar Pradesh Mathura region)
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1927
Title: Tree Spirit Deity (Yakshi)
Description:
Red sandstone, India (Uttar Pradesh Mathura region).
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