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Ajanta: Cave 2

Date

Authors

Frederic, Louis

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Abstract

Description

The walls of this vihara are covered with carvings which used to be painted, Represents a seated yaksa and yaksini, The yaksa seems to be making the gesture of dispelling fear, while his companion is amusing a child, These carvings are large, reaching to the ceiling of the vihara, which is decorated with frescoes, Beneath these figures children play and two of them are inciting a pair of rams to combat, These yaksas may be protector spirits of childhood, The style is rather heavy and rigid, and well represents the post-Gupta ideal, Middle of the 6th cent.

Keywords

Cave II 5th cent. A.D. [Ajanta], architecture, stone sculpture, book scan

Citation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/163527

Collections

Basham Photographs

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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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