Plaque with a Royal Family, Shunga period, 1st century B.C., India (West Bengal, Chandraketugarh), Terracotta, H. 12 3/4 in. (32.5 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Sculpture, This family scene and the touching intimacy that permeates it are unusual in Indian terracotta. With his left hand, the man, seated on a chair, holds the back of his wife's head: she stands before him and gently caresses his knees
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Plaque, Royal Family, Shunga period, 1st century B.C, India, West Bengal, Chandraketugarh, Terracotta, H, 12 3/4, 32.5 cm, W, 10 1/4, 26, Sculpture, family, scene, touching intimacy, permeates, unusual, Indian terracotta, left hand, man, seated, chair, holds, back, wife, head, stands, gently caresses, knees
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