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Keywords: Indian - Amorous Couple - Walters 25252.jpg This is a section of a doorjamb from the entrance to a temple sanctuary The depiction of couples reinforces the belief that entering the sanctuary and worshiping there should be a pleasurable joyous and rewarding experience Here the sculptor may be testing the limits note the scratches made on the woman's back by her lover's fingernails ca 500 pink sandstone cm 39 4 24 8 6 4 accession number 25 252 36243 John and Berthe Ford Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2003 Desire and Devotion Art from India Nepal and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham; Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum Albuquerque 2001-2003 place of origin Madhya Pradesh India Walters Art Museum license Art of India in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Statues of couples in love
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