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Historians See More I was writing captions for some of the pictures and came across this sculpture in which the two women seem to be arguing. © K. L. Kamat I asked my mother, a historian, as to which period the sculpture belonged. "Probably 16th century A.D." she replied, and pointed to the following details in the picture, that I'd missed. The women are not fighting, but playing a game of exchanging colors -- possibly on the occasion of the Holi festival. The syringes and the refill of colors in the hands indicate this. Notice the hook on their blouses. One can be certain that the blouses were tailored. Notice the frills on their skirts. It probably shows the contemporary way a saree was worn. Notice the decoration on the pilaster. We can see influence of Hoysala school or art, even though the sculpture belonged to the Vijayanagar period. Links for History Buffs Tracing History through Illustrated Memorials The History of History of India (Comments Disabled for Now. Sorry!) First Written: Sunday, June 2, 2002 Last Modified: 1/29/2003

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