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Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Ancient region of Gandhara

A Yakshi Grasping a Tree

Kushan period, 2nd/3rd century
Gray schist
24.5 × 10.8 cm (9.6 × 4.3 in)

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