

Plaque with Erotic Scene
The image depicts a rectangular plaque featuring three nude people in an erotic scene. The plaque is made of brown stone or clay and has a textured surface. The person on the left is sitting on their right knee, with their left leg bent and resting on the ground. They have their right arm raised above their head and are wearing a headband, multiple necklaces, bracelets on both wrists, and a bangle on their right ankle. The central figure lies on their back with their head resting on the right shoulder of the person on the right. The central figure's legs are bent and spread apart, and they are wearing necklaces and bracelets on both wrists. The person on the right sits with their legs crossed, supporting the head of the central figure. They have short hair, large earrings, and multiple necklaces. The background of the plaque features carved flowers. The plaque has a decorative border around the edges and four holes, one in each corner.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1st century BCE
- Medium
- Bone
- Culture
- India
- Dimensions
- 600 × 557 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
You May Also Like

Plaque with a Dancer and a Vina Player

Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi

Vishnu Rescuing Gajendra, the Lord of the Elephants

Rondel with a Racing Male Deity Cradling His Consort (Probably Shiva and Parvati)
Loving Couple (Mithuna)
Plaque with a Winged Goddess and Two Attendants

Amorous Couple (Mithuna)

Narasimha, the Man-Lion Incarnation of Vishnu, Slaying the Evil King Hiranyakashipu
Plaque with Mithuna (Loving Couple)

Shiva as Slayer of the Elephant Demon

Plaque with a Royal Family

Birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni

Female Figure, Probably a Nature Divinity (Yakshi)

Nature Divinity (Yakshi) with Dwarf Hermaphrodite

Plaque with Ramayana Scene
Mirror Handle with Two Yakshis

Mithuna (Loving Couple)

Posthumous Portrait of a Queen as Parvati

Female Tree Deity with Attendant

Yama as Dharma, the Judge of the Deceased with His Consorts (miniature stele)

Two box panels with mithuna couples

Plaque

Standing Bodhisattva

Siva and Parvati (Uma-Mahesvara)




