buff sandstone
6 th century CE
CSMVS
Details
Theme
Later Civilisations of Land and Sea
Subtheme
Ancient India: 6th Century BCE to 5th Century CE
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Bihar
Accession Number
S 318
Description
This couple symbolizes not just union but completeness or totality of life, and therefore, is considered auspicious. Emerging from a lotus lake with lush foliage, they are accompanied with a goose holding a garland in its beak.