Cow and calf beneath a tree
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Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
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In Central India during the 10th century (comparable to the Sena Dynasty in the region of Bengal at this same period) the Rashtrakutan Dynasty was also carrying on the classic traditions of Indian sculpture. Class sensitivity and grace were certainly retained, but in spatial conception the sculptures intensified their dark-light contrasts by carving or casting their figures in high relief against smooth or nearly smooth backgrounds. The effect was that of a tableau set with porcelain figures. Surfaces were treated much as they were in the Pala sculptures with metallic detailing and jewel-like accents. These features are clearly evident in this group of a cow with her calf executed in light, fine-grained sandstone in the Chauhon style. Note in particular the delicate band of decoration strung about the cow's shoulders and back. -- Sandstone. Chauhon style. About 10th Century A.D. London, Victoria and Albert Museum.
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circa 1970s
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