Patna Museum
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Patna Museum is the state museum of the Indian state of Bihar. Founded on 3 April 1917 during the British Raj to house the historical artefacts found in the vicinity of Patna, it is constructed in the
Patna Museum General View
Lohanipur torso, 3rd century BCE
Brick Sculpture of Buddha
Pataliputra palace capital (front and left-side view), early Maurya Empire period, 3rd century BCE.
Didarganj Yakshi
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The Didarganj Yakshi is one of the finest examples of very early Indian stone statues. It used to be dated to the 3rd century BCE, as it has the fine Mauryan polish associated with Mauryan art, but an
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…unearthed in 1958 by archaeologist, A. S. Altekar, at the Relic Stupa of Vaishali — said to contain the sacred ashes (relics) of Gautama Buddha. A Didarganj Yakshi statue, discovered on a Ganges riverbank in 1917, was the museum's most prized collection, which was later shifted to Bihar Museum. The artefacts from…
Didarganj Yakshi (Chauri Bearer) with fly-whisk (chauri) is held in the right hand whereas the left hand is broken, in Bihar Museum.
Another view, Bihar Museum.
Another view, Bihar Museum.
Side view.