A MOTTLED RED SANDSTONE CARVING OF A YAKSHINI HEAD Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2nd - 4th century

A MOTTLED RED SANDSTONE CARVING OF A YAKSHINI HEAD
PROPERTY FROM THE MOITA COLLECTION OF GANDHARA ART
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2nd - 4th century
The head carved in high relief, now mostly effaced but once with broad eyes, full lips, elongated earlobes wearing heavy rounded earrings, a thick braid falling behind the yakshini's head, mounted on a later metal base, 18cm x 11cm including the base.
18cm x 11cm including the base
Estimated at £300 - £500