{"product_id":"indian-sandstone-architectural-element-with-twin-yakshi","title":"Indian Sandstone Architectural Element with Twin Yakshi","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndia, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh; circa 11th to 12th century AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA buff sandstone relief with a pair of celestial maidens; (yakshi or devangana–style attendants) exquisitely carved in the round in animated attitudes, each clad in sheer dhotis, wearing jeweled body ornaments and large earrings,  flanking a column or pilaster, which would have formed part of a larger architectural panel rather than a freestanding single statue. Comparable panels from Khajuraho, Gwalior, or other central\/north Indian sites show similar pairs of women standing beside a pillar, usually as part of a register of figures on a temple wall or entrance jamb\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize:  19-7\/8 (50cm) high, excluding base. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Overall, very nice, losses, as shown.  Provenance: Private Collection of a Hyde Park Real Estate Developer. Ex-Christie's (September 13, 2017 sale #26999. Lot #618.  Then previously: Aquired by the owner at that time from JJ Klejman, NYC in January 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52985484280122,"sku":"17294","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17294blu.jpg?v=1770408953","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/indian-sandstone-architectural-element-with-twin-yakshi","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}