I was writing captions for some of the pictures and came across this sculpture in which the two women seem to be arguing.
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.
