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Stone Siva

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dc.contributor.authorFrederic, Louis
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T01:18:48Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T01:18:48Z
dc.date.created1959
dc.date.updated2019-10-15T01:18:48Z
dc.descriptionThis 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.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediummounted transparency
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.identifierANUA 682-1548
dc.identifier.otherIM-593
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/176543
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-- Elephanta
dc.subjectstone sculpture
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleStone Siva
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Frederic, L. Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson, London, 1959. Illus. 133. p.165

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