What it says
She stands on a pedestal, wearing heavy anklets, a girdle of beads and a long lower garment, the chowrie raised over her right shoulder. The surface carries the same high polish as the Ashokan pillars, which is why most date her to the Mauryas; others place her in the early centuries CE on grounds of style.
What it proves
It is among the finest stone sculptures of early Bharat and shows the Pataliputra workshops at their height.
