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Four-Sided Pillar with Loving Couples (Mithunas)
3rd–4th century
- Date
- 3rd–4th century
- Culture or place
- India (Andhra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda)
- Medium
- Limestone
- Size
- H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); W. 4 15/16 in. (12.6 cm); D. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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