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Photograph of the Hindu goddess Yamuna, the deified
Yamuna River
, in terracotta from Ahichchhatra, U.P., India, Gupta, 5th century CE. Following iconographic prescription, Yamuna stands on her mount, a tortoise and holds a full pot of water in her hand, while an attendant holds a parasol over her. A dwarf attendant stands by the head of the tortoise. The dimensions of the art-work are: height: 178 cm (5 ft 10 in), width: 69 cm (27.2 in), depth: 42 cm (16.5 in). In the National Museum of India, New Delhi.
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- 2011-05-15 16:21 Fowler&fowler 1411×2905× (796719 bytes) {{Information |Description= Photograph of the Hindu goddess Yamuna, the deified [[Yamuna River]], in terracotta from Ahichchhatra, U.P., India, Gupta, 5th century CE. Following iconographic prescription, Yamuna stands on her mount, a tortoise and holds a full pot of water in her hand, while an attendant holds a parasol over her. A dwarf attendant stands by the head of the tortoise. The dimensions of the art-work are: height: {{cm to in|178|abbr=yes|precision=1}}, ''i.e.'' 5 ft 7 in, width: {{cm to in|69|abbr=yes|precision=1}}, depth: {{cm to in|42|abbr=yes|precision=1}}. From the National Museum of India, New Delhi, taken by ~~~~ |Source= |Date=15 May 2011 |Author= ~~~~ |Permission={{PD-user-w|en|wikipedia|Fowler&fowler}} |other_versions= }}