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Kamadeva, the God of Love

India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)

Not on view

Though rarely represented in Kashmiri art, Kama, the god of love, is here identified by a wondrous mythical creature (makara), who spews arrows from its jaws. The bow and arrow and a pair of lovebirds are Kamadeva’s principal identifiers. This subject is a rare survivor from early medieval Kashmir.

Kamadeva, the God of Love, Stone, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)

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