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Stone Siva

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Authors

Frederic, Louis
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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This well-preserved carving was recently discovered at Parel, a suburb of Bombay. It was lying face downwards and thousands of people walked over it without suspecting its existence. It was discovered when the road was repaired. The style is the same as that of the Elephanta carvings, and one may rightly wonder if the face of the Mahesamurti was not the work of the same artist. The whole relief shows an astonishing feeling for composition. The stone is now where it was discovered. It is sheltered by a little modern temple, the ugliness of which clashes with the beauty of the image.

Keywords

Deccan-- Western Cave Temples-- Elephanta, stone sculpture, book scan

Citation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176543

Collections

Basham Photographs

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Image

Archives Series

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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