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Kanheri: Cave pillar

Date

Authors

Frederic, Louis

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Abstract

Description

Its style is reminiscent of that of the Dumar Lena and of Elephanta, There are more than a hundred caves in the Kanheri complex, the excavation of which lasted from the 2nd to the 9th century Some of the caves, usually the small ones, sometimes have gigantic pillars like this one which are simply columns with 16 sided cushion capitals with a support for the architrave and a square base, [formerly IM-591, number crossed out and replaced with IA-471a]

Keywords

Pre-Classical Cave Temples, Kanheri, Karadh, Karli, Kondane, Kuda, architecture, stone sculpture, book scan

Citation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/163179

Collections

Basham Photographs

Source

Type

Image

Archives Series

Basham Collection

Date created

1959

Access Statement

License Rights

This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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