File:Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Ahichchatra, Gupta period - Amorous Couple- Mithuna - 1971.133 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif

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Amorous Couple: Mithuna   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Title
Amorous Couple: Mithuna
Object type sculpture
object_type QS:P31,Q860861
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.
Date 400s-500s
Medium Terracotta
Dimensions Overall: 38.5 x 37 cm (15 3/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession number
1971.133
Place of creation Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Ahichchatra, Gupta period (c. 320-550)
Credit line Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.133

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