Female nature spirit
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- sandstone
- Dimensions
- height 95 cm x width 22 cm x depth 15 cm
- Origin
- Mathura
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Human Figure Both · 99%
A standing human figure occupies the central field of the relief, consistent with the catalog title and yakshi classification.
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Femininity Both · 96%
The image clearly presents a female figure, and the catalog title identifies the work as a female nature spirit.
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Nature Metadata · 86%
The catalog title explicitly identifies the subject as a nature spirit.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 88%
The figure is accompanied by dense carved ornament, including an elaborate head and upper framing motifs, jewelry-like details, and patterned drapery.
Medium and Techniques
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Sculpture Both · 99%
The object is classified as sculpture in the catalog, and the image shows a carved three-dimensional figure projecting from a slab-like support.
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Relief Visual · 99%
The female figure projects from and remains attached to a relatively flat architectural support, forming a carved relief rather than a freestanding sculpture.
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Carving Visual · 98%
The figure, ornament, drapery, and surrounding motifs are visibly carved into the stone surface.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work to approximately 100–200 CE.
Geographic Regions
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Indian Art Metadata · 94%
The catalog gives Mathura as the place of origin, identifying the work as Indian in geographic context.
Materials
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Stone Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as sandstone, which supports the broader stone material category.
Source & rights
anonymous. Female nature spirit. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.