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Seated Yaksha
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The power and frontality of this figure, whose bare feet are planted firmly on the ground, along with the corpulence of his protruding belly, suggest that the image may represent Kubera, or a yaksha worshiped for wealth and prosperity. Terracottas of large size like this one were usually modeled freely and incised with a wire tool.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSeated Yaksha, 300s CE. Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, probably Kaushambi. Terracotta; overall: 47.3 x 26 cm (18 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1977.175
