[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [National Museum, New Delhi](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm) › Yakshi # Yakshi A terracotta plaque broken into two and joined shows a standing female or a Yakshi. She is holding a large flower with a long tenon in her right hand , while left hand is resting on her left waist. She is wearing a headdress with four concentric decorated bands, top of which has six projections coming out of it. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 185–75 BCE - **Place:** Kauśāmbī (25.3400, 81.3900) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.74-312](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.74-312) · Pramāṇa