Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c16.78
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c16.78
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(iii) The third class of Gupta terracottas, as stated above, consists of decorative panels serving the ends of architecture, The ornamental reliefs show varied subjects, both mythological and decorative. A representative specimen of this class is a large plaque from Ahichchhatrā showing a pair of centaurs (*Kinnara-mithuna*), an ancient motif going back to the pre-Kushāṇa art of Mathurā⁴.