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Lower part of a statue decorating a Pillar, Late Gupta, 6th-7th century

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dc.contributor.authorFrederic, Louis
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Mathura, Uttar Pradesh)
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-24T06:06:18Z
dc.date.available2019-05-24T06:06:18Z
dc.date.created1959
dc.date.updated2019-05-24T06:06:17Z
dc.descriptionThe magnificence of this fragment makes its mutilation the more regrettable, Its workmanship is good, the treatment supple and harmonious, The light muslin skirt clings closely to the body, The exaggeratedly thin waist brings out the classical tribhanga, A long pendant hangs down on her thigh, The curious position has caused the left leg to be deformed, The feet are in profile and the torso frontally,en_AU
dc.format.extent35mmen_AU
dc.format.mediummounted transparencyen_AU
dc.format.mediumb&wen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiffen_AU
dc.identifierANUA 682-843en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-991en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-991
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/163610
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
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.subjectGupta Perioden_AU
dc.subjectGupta Sculptureen_AU
dc.subjectGeneralen_AU
dc.subjectstone sculptureen_AU
dc.subjectbook scanen_AU
dc.titleLower part of a statue decorating a Pillar, Late Gupta, 6th-7th century
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Frederic, L, Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson, London, 1959, Illus, 95, p,131

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