STATE
MUSEUM
The State museum, established in 1917, has an excellent collection
of stone and teracotta sculptures especially from the Mauryan
period. The most outstanding piece is of course the Didarganj
Yakshi. A larger than life voluptuous, female figure carved from
the yellowish sandstone from Chunar, Bihar, the glossy sheen of
the surface is a characteristic feature of the Mauryan school.
On View are toys, icons and mother goddess figures, The bronzes
on view include early Buddhist figures , a standing Buddha and
Bodhisattvas.
Address
: State Museum, Budh Road, Patna.
