  
  About the Artwork
  
  
  This goddess figure, called a yogini, is both alluring and ferocious. Her body bends gracefully, yet a snake winds around her torso. Her club and shield signal she is ready to protect&acirc;&#128;&#148;or attack. This sculpture once stood in a temple alongside others depicting many yoginis, each with unique powers and attributes. Together they embodied Shakti, the all-powerful goddess believed by many Hindus to be the creative force of the universe.
  
  
  Title
  Yogini
  
  
  Artwork Date
  late 9th - mid 10th century
  
  Artist
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  Nationality
  
  
  
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  Indian
  
  
  
  Culture
  
  
  
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  Medium
  Pyroxene gabbro
  
  
  Dimensions
  Overall: 46 &Atilde;&#151; 29 &Atilde;&#151; 20 inches, 918 pounds (116.8 &Atilde;&#151; 73.7 &Atilde;&#151; 50.8 cm, 416.4 kg)
  
  
  Classification
  Sculpture
  
  
  Department
  Asian Art
  
  
  Credit
  Founders Society Purchase, L. A. Young Fund
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum&acirc;&#128;&#153;s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems&acirc;&#128;&#148;no longer assigned&acirc;&#128;&#148;that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  57.88
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
  
  
  
