This grumpy-looking yaksa (nature spirit) dates back to 1 BCE and was made in Chandraketugarh (West Bengal). It was an important site for centuries from Kushan and Shunga rule, extending to the Gupta and Pala-Sena period. It has yielded several objects and artefacts, many of which made it to the illegal antique markets in the West.

This "rattle" is made in terracotta and depicts a yaksha. Perhaps shaking the rattle invoked a benevolent spirit, or scared of a malevolent one!