Ivory Bracket From Begram. Kapisa Province.

1981
A superbly worked ornamental bracket supporting the arm of a chair or a throne portraying a bejeweled, sweetly smiling, Yakshi (nature spirit). with the reins in her hand she sits relaxed astride a winged leogryph that emerges forcefully from the jaws of a makara (a mythical crocodile). A young attendant stands in the jaws of the makara supporting the foot of the rider.
Photo: Louis Dupree from Rice and Rowland, Art in Afghanistan: Objects from the Kabul Museum, 1971

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Image Size: 4190x5848 / 4.9MB; 1981 Afghanistan Kapisa Begram Ivory Bracket Bejeweled Yakshi Nature Spirit Makara Mythical Crocodile Woman Louis Dupree Rowland Objects Kabul Museum Slide LD 1981 02051
Contained in galleries: NATIONAL MUSEUM II: CE (Common Era)

1981<br />
A superbly worked ornamental bracket supporting the arm of a chair or a throne portraying a bejeweled, sweetly smiling, Yakshi (nature spirit). with the reins in her hand she sits relaxed astride a winged leogryph that emerges forcefully from the jaws of a makara (a mythical crocodile). A young attendant stands in the jaws of the makara supporting the foot of the rider. <br />
Photo: Louis Dupree from Rice and Rowland, Art in Afghanistan: Objects from the Kabul Museum, 1971