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Detail of Architectural Decoration, Cave I

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Authors

Frederic, Louis

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Abstract

Description

This vihara was cut at about the same time as the caitya, ie, the first part of the 6th cent. It contains decorated pillars which are of different types, some richly ornamented, others less so, They have a simple capital which consists of a rectangular support for the architrave flanked by two brackets, The top of the column (usually 16 sided) is supported by dwarfs, On the rectangular panel of the capital we can see a charming group of deer, The sculptor made one head serve for four bodies, On the brackets flying figures are carved,

Keywords

Cave I c. 500 A.D. [Ajanta], architecture, stone sculpture, book scan

Citation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/163508

Collections

Basham Photographs

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Image

Archives Series

Basham Collection

Date created

1959

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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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