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Parkham, Uttar-Pradesh

Coordinates: 27°17′14″N 77°43′03″E / 27.287358°N 77.717414°E / 27.287358; 77.717414
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Parkham
Village
The Parkham Yaksha
The Parkham Yaksha
Parkham is located in India
Parkham
Parkham
Map of Parkham
Parkham is located in Uttar Pradesh
Parkham
Parkham
Parkham (Uttar Pradesh)
Coordinates: 27°17′14″N 77°43′03″E / 27.287358°N 77.717414°E / 27.287358; 77.717414
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMathura
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat

Parkham is a village in Uttar Pradesh, India, and about 20 kilometers south of Mathura.[1][2] It is well known for the discovery of an ancient and monumental Yaksha statue, thought to be dating to the 3rd century BCE based on the Brahmi inscription on its pedestal. Based in stylistic analysis however, it could be 2nd century or 1st century BCE.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Parkham page on Village.org.in [1]
  2. ^ a b A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, Upinder Singh Pearson Education India, 2008, p.365 [2]