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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION, ENGLAND
A buff sandstone group of lovers, Mithuna
INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH OR RAJASTHAN, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
Details
A buff sandstone group of lovers, Mithuna
India, Uttar Pradesh or Rajasthan, 11th/12th century
The loving couple standing on a platform over a supporting figure, he to the left with his arm around her hip untying her belt, she gazing up at him and pulling him to her with one arm around his neck and the other by his hair, both dressed in dhotis and elaborate jewelry, their expressive faces with full lips and elongated eyes beneath finely carved brows
31 in. (79 cm.) high
India, Uttar Pradesh or Rajasthan, 11th/12th century
The loving couple standing on a platform over a supporting figure, he to the left with his arm around her hip untying her belt, she gazing up at him and pulling him to her with one arm around his neck and the other by his hair, both dressed in dhotis and elaborate jewelry, their expressive faces with full lips and elongated eyes beneath finely carved brows
31 in. (79 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 24 April 1991, lot 432