The image of Shakuntala in all the beauty and naked independence of youth. Shakuntala, before becoming wife of King Dushyanta and mother of Emperor Bharata, was the typical forest girl. Growing up as Sage Kanva’s daughter, forest creatures such as the deer and the bird that you see in this sculpture, were her companions.
Wound around the soft curves of Shakuntala’s form is a lengthy sprig of leaf-laden vine. Etched into the graciously sculpted Kadappa stone, they are discernible by the silvery grey colour, which accentuates the deep, natural black colour of the limestone.
The innocent creatures are feeding from the hands of Shakuntala. While they do so, she looks upon them with divine compassion. In fact, even the stance of her right hand is a divine mudra.
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