A terracotta plaque with scene of abduction from the Ramayana
A terracotta plaque with scene of abduction from the Ramayana

INDIA, CHANDRAKETUGARH, 1ST CENTURY BC - 1ST CENTURY AD

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A terracotta plaque with scene of abduction from the Ramayana
India, Chandraketugarh, 1st century BC - 1st century AD
Delicately carved with Ravana at center holding a struggling Sita, he clad in a short dhoti, his demonic face surmounted by a wrapped headdress, she wearing a beaded sash and adorned with further jewelry, flanked to their right with a monkey hiding in a tree
3 x 2¾ in. (7.6 x 7 cm.)
Provenance
London art market, acquired 1998

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