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Fertility Demigod (Yaksha)1st century B.C.

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Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Fertility Demigod (Yaksha)
Place Made: India, West Bengal, Chandraketugarh region
Date Made: 1st century B.C.
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 2 9/16 x 2 1/4 in. (11.43 x 6.51 x 5.72 cm)
Credit Line: From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number: M.72.1.1
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography: Pal, Pratapaditya. Elephants and Ivories in South Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.
Art of India and Southeast Asia. University of Illinois, Champaign: Krannert Art Museum, 1964.
Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1986.