Sanchi: Stupa No. 2, relief with banana clusters
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Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
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Abundant plant life further suggests the bounty of paradise where man does not have to toil the soil for his food or worry about its source, Vegetal motifs most often form the background decorations of these idyllic scenes and do not vie for attention with human figures if they appear, When floral ornaments do occur alone, they are well handled and prove very interesting in themselves, In either capacity, they refer to happiness, abundance and life: the fertile gifts of the earth,
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Basham Collection
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circa 1970s
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