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accession number: 1972.259
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Nature Divinity (Yakshi) with Dwarf Hermaphrodite, c. 100 BCE. India, Shunga period (185–78 BCE). Terracotta; overall: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Adrienne Minassian by exchange 1972.259
title: Nature Divinity (Yakshi) with Dwarf Hermaphrodite
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creation date: c. 100 BCE
creation date earliest: -125
creation date latest: -50
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creditline: Gift of Adrienne Minassian by exchange
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culture: India, Shunga period (185–78 BCE)
technique: terracotta
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art - Sunga
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1972
opening date: 1973-02-27T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
title: The Twain Shall Meet
opening date: 1985-10-30T05:00:00
The Twain Shall Meet. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
National Museum, New Delhi, India, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art by exchange
date: ?–1972
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1972–
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CITATIONS
Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1972." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 60, no. 3 (1973): 63-115.
page number: Mentioned: fig. 314, p. 115
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25093732
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