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Amorous Couple (Mithuna)
400s
Overall: 38.5 x 37 cm (15 3/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.133
Location: 242A Ancient India
Did You Know?
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.- ?–1971(J.J. Klejman [1906–1995], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1971–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1971.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 59, no. 1 (January 1972): 3–46. Mentioned: p. 45, no. 137; Reproduced: p. 24, no. 137 www.jstor.orgPal, Pratapaditya. The Ideal Image: The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and Its Influence. New York: Asia Society in association with J. Weatherhill, 1978. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 30, p. 82Neils, Jenifer. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 162, no. 166
- The Ideal Image: The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and Its Influence. Asia House Galleries, New York City, NY (organizer) (October 5-December 3, 1978); Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (January 1-February 25, 1979); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (March 24-May 6, 1979).Year in Review: 1971. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).
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