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Mithuna (Loving Couple)

c. 1300

India, Orissa, early 14th Century

Medium
ivory
Measurements
Overall: 9 x 6.4 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1964.102
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Not on view
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A cream-colored ivory sculpture depicts two figures seated within an openwork frame, the edges cut into a rectangular sculpture. Beneath a patterned archway, the left figure reaches out to touch the face of the other. Both wear beaded jewelry and waistbands. Gaps are carved through the ivory behind the figures and above the decorative railing. The aged sculpture sits on blocky feet and features fine, dark brown lines.

Mithuna (Loving Couple)

c. 1300

India, Orissa, early 14th Century

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