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DOI Artikel:Sieradzki, Wojciech: Yaksha or not Yaksha?
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7. Fragment of a figure of a monkey, London, Victoiia and Albert Museum (phot, by the author)
8. Fragment of a figure of a monkey, London, Victoria and Albert Museum (phot, by the author)
4. An image of a monkey coming from Charsadas (fig. 11) represents a monkey standing
on spread, short legs (the right one has been partially broken away). It has a smoothly modelled
body and its strongly protruding head is mounted on a short, thick neck. The mouth has been
damaged but there have survived round holes of nos trils and round, applied eyes with the holes
of pupils. Slightly arched eyebrows are plastically marked. On either side there are small, half-
-round ears with holes. Basing on the archaeological context (layer 21 of Charsada) Mortimer
Wheeler dates this object to the III—II century B.C.9.
5. The second relic coming from Charsada 10 (fig. 12) represents a monkey standing on widely
spread, flatly finished legs. It has got male sexual attributes. The torso, slightly leaning forward
is smoothly modelled. The arms are let down along the body, they are touching the thighs.
The protruding head has an oval mouth hole. Nostrils holes are marked above. The applied
eyes with pupil holes are additionally surrounded by a round contour. On either side of the
head there are half-round protruding ears with holes. This object is also dated to the III—II
century B.C.11.
Smooth plasticity of the hole body, the lack of the marks of hair, flattening of the protruding
mouth and applied round eyes and ears are what all the images presented above have in common.
8. R. E. M. Wheeler, Charsada. A. Metropolis of the North-West Frontier, Oxford, 1962, p. Ill, pi. XXVIII, 1.
9. R. E. M. Wheeler, Chasada..., op. cit., p. 111.
10. R. E. M. Wheeler, Charsada.. , op. cit., p. Ill, pi. XXVIII, 3.
11. R. E. M. Wheeler, Charsada..., op. cit., p. Ill, place Charsada IV.
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8. Fragment of a figure of a monkey, London, Victoria and Albert Museum (phot, by the author)
4. An image of a monkey coming from Charsadas (fig. 11) represents a monkey standing
on spread, short legs (the right one has been partially broken away). It has a smoothly modelled
body and its strongly protruding head is mounted on a short, thick neck. The mouth has been
damaged but there have survived round holes of nos trils and round, applied eyes with the holes
of pupils. Slightly arched eyebrows are plastically marked. On either side there are small, half-
-round ears with holes. Basing on the archaeological context (layer 21 of Charsada) Mortimer
Wheeler dates this object to the III—II century B.C.9.
5. The second relic coming from Charsada 10 (fig. 12) represents a monkey standing on widely
spread, flatly finished legs. It has got male sexual attributes. The torso, slightly leaning forward
is smoothly modelled. The arms are let down along the body, they are touching the thighs.
The protruding head has an oval mouth hole. Nostrils holes are marked above. The applied
eyes with pupil holes are additionally surrounded by a round contour. On either side of the
head there are half-round protruding ears with holes. This object is also dated to the III—II
century B.C.11.
Smooth plasticity of the hole body, the lack of the marks of hair, flattening of the protruding
mouth and applied round eyes and ears are what all the images presented above have in common.
8. R. E. M. Wheeler, Charsada. A. Metropolis of the North-West Frontier, Oxford, 1962, p. Ill, pi. XXVIII, 1.
9. R. E. M. Wheeler, Chasada..., op. cit., p. 111.
10. R. E. M. Wheeler, Charsada.. , op. cit., p. Ill, pi. XXVIII, 3.
11. R. E. M. Wheeler, Charsada..., op. cit., p. Ill, place Charsada IV.
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