Sphere with Scenes of Rites at the Shrine of a Yaksha (Male Nature Spirit)
Unknown Artist
ca. 3rd century BCE
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
H. 1/16 in. (0.1 cm); Diam. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm) Weight: Under 40 lbs. (estimate)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture & Period
India · Mauryan period
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Ex Coll.: Columbia University, Purchase, Evelyn Kranes Kossak Gift, in memory of John Kossak, 1987
Accession Number
1987.218.22
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Shunga