Ellora. Cave 21 (Ramesvara). Façade

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dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Ellora Caves, Maharashtra)
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T01:14:19Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T01:14:19Z
dc.date.createdcirca 1970s
dc.date.updated2019-10-15T01:14:19Z
dc.descriptionKailasnath [sic] marks the victory of Brahmanism over Buddhism at Ellora in terms of imagery, H. Zimmer has commented. It is true that Brahmanic cults continued to survive in India and were adapted into Buddhist and Hindu artistic repertoires whenver possible
dc.descriptionhowever, in the south, the location of Ellora being the furthest north of the southern-influenced art centers, the Hindu-adopted deities received more attention than the Buddhist. Cave 21 (the Ramesvara) is a 7th century structure making use of the Hindu-Brahmanic imagery particularly associated with Siva. A marked gracefulness characterizes all the sculptures of the temple right up to the decorations of the capitals. Here, atop powerful columns, the earthen-pot and foliage motif has been reborn in a very refined style. Magnificent bracket figures and frieze sculptures add to the delicacy of the capitals. -- Detail of capital. Siva Temple (Brahman).
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediummounted transparency
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.identifierANUA 682-1491
dc.identifier.otherIM-539
dc.identifier.other37
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/176486
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
dc.rights.licenseThis item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
dc.subjectDeccan-- Western Cave Temples-- Ellora-- Ellora - Cave temples 21-33
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectstone sculpture
dc.subjectslide set
dc.titleEllora. Cave 21 (Ramesvara). Façade
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
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