Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s25.t1.1
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s25.t1.1
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A gold ring of truly remarkable artistic merit was discovered in 1990 by chance from the dry bed of the Amaravathi river at Karur.¹ It has been assigned on stylistic grounds to ca. 2nd century A.D. The flat face of the ring has an oval incuse in which a pair of *mithuna* figures (amorous couple) of extraordinary grace and beauty are engraved in *intaglio* (Fig. 4.4). As Nagaswamy describes:²