Loving Couple (Mithuna), Kushan period, 1st–2nd century, India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura), Double-molded terracotta, D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm), Sculpture, Depictions of loving couples are ubiquitous in early Indian art, occurring in stupa gateways and rock-cut shrines. Although their specific meaning is obscure, they are interpreted as an auspicious life-affirming presence
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Loving Couple, Mithuna, Kushan period, 1st–2nd century, India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Double-molded terracotta, D, 1 3/8, 3.5 cm, Diam, 3 15/16, 10, Sculpture, Depictions, loving couples, ubiquitous, early Indian art, occurring, stupa gateways, rock-cut shrines, specific meaning, obscure, interpreted, auspicious life-affirming, presence
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