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Sanchi: Detail of East Gate

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dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Kenneth W.
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh)
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-18T23:15:00Z
dc.date.available2019-12-18T23:15:00Z
dc.date.updated2019-12-18T23:15:00Z
dc.descriptionThe female figure of a divine being is a decorative bit taken from the Hindu background of the artists. The peacock on the end of the lowest lintel is purely decorative. The die [sic] is the nativity scene, noted in slide 12, with the elephants above Maya, the Buddha's mother, symbolizing the divine conception of the Buddha.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.identifierANUA 682-3603
dc.identifier.otherAR BUD-13
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/195986
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectIndia: Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Rajgir, Sanchi, Nalanda, Mathura, Ajanta
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectsculpture
dc.subjectslide set
dc.titleSanchi: Detail of East Gate
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Kenneth W. Morgan, Visual Education Service, The Divinity School, Yale University

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