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yakshi Indian-style Kushan silver dish Yaksha, stone figure from Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India, c. 1st century BC; in the Vidisha Museum, India

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Also Known As yakṣī • yakṣinī • yaksa • yakshi

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Indian-style Kushan silver dish
Yaksha, stone figure from Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India, c. 1st century BC; in the Vidisha Museum, India
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