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Yaksha from Parkham Mathura, 3rd-2nd century. Mathura Museum.

According to "A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12 the century" by Upinder Singh p.365, the statue is 2.59 meters high, on stylistic grounds it should be dated to the 2nd/1st century BC, but an inscription in Brahmi suggest a 3rd century BC date. The inscription says "Made by Gomitaka, a pupil of Kunika. Set up by eight brothers, members of the Manibhadra congregation ("puga")." This inscription thus indicates that the statue represents the Yaksa Manibhadra.[1]. The script of the inscription is Mauryan Brahmi.EI8 p.174

<figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb">[2]<figcaption>The hem of the dress is sometimes considered as derived from Greek art. Describing a similar stature, John Boardman writes: "It has no local antecedents and looks most like a Greek Late Archaic mannerism". According to Boardman these folds are also similar to those of the Bharhut Yavana File:Bharhut Yavana.jpg (John Boardman, "The Diffusion of Classical Art in Antiquity", Princeton University Press, 1993, p.112.)</figcaption></figure>