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Somnathpur. Kesava Temple. Exterior Frieze, 12th-13th Centuries

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dc.contributor.authorFrederic, Louis
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Somanathapura, Karnataka)
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T01:31:18Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T01:31:18Z
dc.date.created1959
dc.date.updated2019-10-15T01:31:18Z
dc.descriptionWe have here typical Hoysala Friezes of geese and of makaras and, below them a more curious detail: a woman opens her door to a naga. In the antechamber a porter is seated. In the adjoining room Visnu and Lakshmi are seated on a sofa. A worshipper speaks to them. It may be that this was a domestic scene which was here translated into the religious sphere.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediummounted transparency
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.identifierANUA 682-1701
dc.identifier.otherIM-830
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/176697
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.subjectHoysala, South India, Mysore
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectstone sculpture
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleSomnathpur. Kesava Temple. Exterior Frieze, 12th-13th Centuries
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Frederic, L. Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson. London. 1959. Illus. 326, p.358

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