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India, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal
This goddess, adorned only with abundant, heavy jewelry, may best be understood as an early form of Sri Lakshmi, the bestower of beauty, well-being, power, and wealth. A male devotee holds a bowl to receive her largesse. As with later forms of Lakshmi, she is understood to send forth gold coins.
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Title: Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi
Period: Shunga
Date: 1st century BCE
Culture: India, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal
Medium: Molded terracotta
Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving Gift, 1990
Object Number: 1990.281
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