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Famed US museum to repatriate stolen artefacts

  • April 1, 2023
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Famed US museum to repatriate stolen artefacts

Subject :History

Section: Art and Culture

Concept :

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is returning 15 antiquities to the Government of India after having learned that these were “illegally removed” from India.

Art works returned

  • The sculptures date back from the 1st century BCE to the 11th century CE, and include terracotta, copper, and stone works.
  • Among the antiquities is an enthralling sandstone sculpture of Apsara, the celestial dancer.
  • The 33.5­inch tall sculpture from Madhya Pradesh dates back to the mid­11th century CE and is worth $10,00,000 (around ₹ 82crore).
  • A 1st ­century BCE ceramic pot from Chandraketugarh (archaeological site near Kolkata), a stone bust of Kamadeva, the God of Love, from the second half of the 8th century CE, and a Svetambara­ enthroned Jina, with attendant Yaksha and Yakshi, belonging to the 11th century CE, are also part of the antiquities.

Apsara Sculpture

  • An apsara is a heavenly dancer and celestial maiden who accompanies the gods in Hindu mythology.
  • Featuring prominently in sculpture, dance, literature and painting from India, Indonesia, China and Cambodia, apsaras are thought to personify the performing arts.
  • This sensual, sandstone figure came from the walls of a Hindu temple at Khajuraho in North India.
  • She stands relaxedly in a tribhanga pose, a gentle, curving S-shaped stance constituted by three bends in the body at the neck, waist and knee.
  • This posture is considered one of the most graceful and sensual of the positions in the Odissi, a major Indian classical dance that originated in the Hindu temples of Odisha, an eastern coastal state of India.
  • Her lyrical curves evoke the lilting rhythm of music and dance.
  • Kama (desire, longing or enjoyable experience) is a central tenet of Hinduism and is considered an integral part of spirit and creation.

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