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Detail of Architectural Decoration, Cave I

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dc.contributor.authorFrederic, Louis
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Ajanta, Maharashtra)
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-24T05:58:13Z
dc.date.available2019-05-24T05:58:13Z
dc.date.created1959
dc.date.updated2019-05-24T05:58:13Z
dc.descriptionThis 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,en_AU
dc.format.extent35mmen_AU
dc.format.mediummounted transparencyen_AU
dc.format.mediumb&wen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiffen_AU
dc.identifierANUA 682-740en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-840en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-840
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/163508
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.subjectCave I c. 500 A.D. [Ajanta]en_AU
dc.subjectarchitectureen_AU
dc.subjectstone sculptureen_AU
dc.subjectbook scanen_AU
dc.titleDetail of Architectural Decoration, Cave I
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Frederic, L, Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson, London, 1959, Illus,106,

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