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Amorous Couple (Mithuna)

400s

Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Ahichchatra, Gupta period

(c. 320-550)
Medium
terracotta
Measurements
Overall: 38.5 x 37 cm (15 3/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.133
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Location
242A Ancient India
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The site of Ahichchatra retains ruins of a pyramid-shaped brick temple dedicated to Shiva.

Description

Amorous couples were among the most prevalent imagery on the exterior of sacred sites in early India. Their life-affirming imagery was considered auspicious. This roundel would have been part of a brick structure, since terracotta was typically used in the ornamentation of brick temples, instead of stone.

Amorous Couple (Mithuna)

400s

Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Ahichchatra, Gupta period (c. 320-550)

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