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Belur. Chenna Kesava, Madanaka, 12th-13th Centuries

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Authors

Frederic, Louis
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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This is the celebrated "madanaka with scorpion" which shows an entirely naked woman, a rather rare feature in Indian iconography. The excuse here was a scorpion which had been found in the folds of her dress. Above the madanaka, details of the porch roof can be seen which imitate timber construction.

Keywords

Hoysala, South India, Mysore, architecture, stone sculpture, book scan

Citation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176610

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Basham Photographs

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Image

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Basham Collection

Date created

1959

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This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.

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