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Mahabalipuram. Arjan Rath

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dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu)
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T01:36:58Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T01:36:58Z
dc.date.createdcirca 1970s
dc.date.updated2019-10-15T01:36:58Z
dc.descriptionHere we see the second Rath of the five, representing an elaborate development of the cell type manifested in Rath One, the Durga shrine, with a simple 'hut-like' roof. The Rath is still a square building employing the post and lintel design of the first, but now there is a pronounced multiplication of sculptural material, and a surmounting tower of a very particular type is present. By this type of tower, we can properly distinguish northern styles from southern styles: the southern towers are constructed as if an ordinary forest shrine, resting on an ordinary base, were trying to imitate a city wall, with thatched lookout posts stacked upon the surface of the roof. In this respect, the early form of the gopuram (see slide four) has been introduced. The underlying structure of this type of tower is its horizontal rhythm which, in contrast to the northern styles, is not mainly concerned with overall height. A much more organic character pervades the decoration as well
dc.descriptionthe surface is truly alive with tangible objects. the capstone at the very top is also characteristically southern and helps counterbalance the character of the architecture, back toward a more inorganic nature, because its form is not imitating living material.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediummounted transparency
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.identifierANUA 682-1774
dc.identifier.otherIM-934
dc.identifier.other7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/176770
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.subjectPallava-- Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) - Pallava
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectslide set
dc.titleMahabalipuram. Arjan Rath
dc.typeImage
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