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# Navanari Kunjara

A small terracotta elephant carved with female figures all over in various postures making different limbs. It is nava-nari kunjara. A motif depicting nine rasas or sense of emotions. Lower portion is missing. A whole in top centre showing rider is also missing, who is the controller or the master of rasa.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1799 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.84-200](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.84-200) · Pramāṇa
