Bharhut: Mriga Jataka, or Jataka of the deer

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Frederic, Louis

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A medallion representing an event from one of the previous lives of the Buddha, In this period the Buddha is never represented in human form of his last incarnation, but always in the diverse forms of his previous lives, Here, the treatment of the animals is more free than that of the humans, The water is depicted by broken and undulating lines, Composition is pleasing, (From Frederic, L, Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson, London, 1959, Illus, 25, p, 69)

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Bharhut, architecture, stone sculpture, book scan

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Basham Collection

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1959

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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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