Bhutesvara Yakshis
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The Bhutesvara Yakshis, also spelled Bhutesar Yakshis, are a series of yakshi reliefs on a railing, dating to the 2nd century CE during the time of the Kushan Empire. The reliefs were found in the Bhu
Bhutesvara Yakshis, Mathura, 2nd century CE. The Buddhist reliefs of the back of the pillars are visible in the mirror behind. Indian Museum, Kolkata.
The Bhutesvara Yakshis in the Mathura Museum.
Back of the pillars with Buddhist reliefs (Indian Museum, Kolkata). The holes for the cross-bars can be seen in the sides.
Lady holding a bird cage.
Government Museum, Mathura
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Government Museum, Mathura, commonly referred to as Mathura museum, is an archaeological museum in Mathura city of Uttar Pradesh state in India. The museum was founded by then collector of the Mathura
Bhutesvara Yakshis
…Mathura, and are now located in the Indian Museum in Kolkata, with three pillars, and three more pillars and one fragment (half of a pillar) in the Mathura Museum. They are an important example of Mathura art, of which these and other yakshi figures are "perhaps the best known examples". The backs of the pillars…
Front view of the Museum in Mathura
The museum in 1949
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