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title: Yakshi
author: Ackland Art Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/341/yakshi/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Yakshi

_Authored by Ackland Art Museum_

## Image File

[![Yakshi](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/341.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/341.jpg)

## Image Caption

Mathura region: Yakshi, ca. second century CE: sandstone. The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund. Republished with permission from the Ackland Art Museum. Credit: 84.2.1 Unidentified Artist Indian, Mathura region: Yakshi, 2nd century, Sanstone, 17 7/16 x 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in (44.29 x 14.61 x 8.89 cm) Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, A. A. (2012, April 26). Yakshi. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/341/yakshi/>
### Chicago
Museum, Ackland Art. "Yakshi." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/341/yakshi/>.
### MLA
Museum, Ackland Art. "Yakshi." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/341/yakshi/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://www.ackland.org/art/exhibitions/fashioning_the_divine/section.php?i=4&s=1) by **Ackland Art Museum**. Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 26 April 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.