Studies in Indian Art c13.s2.27

c13.s2.27

The next sculpture (*Fig. 137*) is the head and bust of a male figure found in the jungle round Nachna Kuthara. Its height is 18". A typical Gupta feature is the pearl string (*ekāvalī*) round the neck and a big necklace pendant from the left shoulder reminiscent of the *śeṣa-hāra* described in the *Kādambarī* which became known as *toḍara* in the medieval period. The figure is powerfully built and the head thrown up with a partial twist towards the right.