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Pompeii Lakshmi
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The Pompeii Lakshmi is an ivory statuette that was discovered in the ruins of Pompeii, a Roman city destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius 79 CE. It was found by Amedeo Maiuri, an Italian scholar
An ivory statuette of Lakshmi (1st century CE), found in the ruins of Pompeii
An ivory statuette of Lakshmi (1st century CE), found in the ruins of Pompeii
The statuette upon discovery in Pompeii, before reconstitution.
The statuette upon discovery in Pompeii, before reconstitution.
The Pompeii Lakshmi, front and back.
The Pompeii Lakshmi, front and back.
Sides of the statuette.
Sides of the statuette.
Yakshini
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Yakshinis or Yakshis are a class of female nature spirits in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain religious mythologies. Yakshinis and their male counterparts, the Yakshas, are among the many divine or semi-divi
Pompeii Lakshmi
…by early Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. However, the iconography, in particular the exposed genitals, reveals that the figure is more likely to depict a yakshi, a female tree spirit that represents fertility, or possibly a syncretic version of Venus-Sri-Lakshmi from an ancient exchange between Classical…
Didarganj Yakshi 3rd century BCE – 2nd century CE Patna Museum, Patna
Didarganj Yakshi 3rd century BCE – 2nd century CE Patna Museum, Patna
The Bhutesvara Yakshis, Mathura, 2nd century CE.
The Bhutesvara Yakshis, Mathura, 2nd century CE.
Yakshi under a flowering asoka tree. Shunga, 2nd–1st century BC, India
Yakshi under a flowering asoka tree. Shunga, 2nd–1st century BC, India
A Yakshin, 10th century, Mathura, India. Guimet Museum.
A Yakshin, 10th century, Mathura, India. Guimet Museum.