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Bas-Relief of the Entrance of a Gupta Sanctuary, Provenance unknown, 5th-6th century

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dc.contributor.authorFrederic, Louis
dc.coverage.spatialIndia
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-24T06:05:55Z
dc.date.available2019-05-24T06:05:55Z
dc.date.created1959
dc.date.updated2019-05-24T06:05:55Z
dc.descriptionIt represents the goddess of the river Yamuna who is here standing on her emblem, the tortoise, An umbrella is held above her head by a water spirit while a sky spirit flies above the whole, with a garland in its hand, A follower accompanies the deity on the tortoise, Note the hair-style in a sort of cushion, the triple flexion of the body of the goddess (tribhanga) and the detailed work of the umbrella of peacock feathers,en_AU
dc.format.extent35mmen_AU
dc.format.mediummounted transparencyen_AU
dc.format.mediumb&wen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiffen_AU
dc.identifierANUA 682-838en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-986aen_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-986a
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/163605
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.subjectGupta Perioden_AU
dc.subjectGupta Sculptureen_AU
dc.subjectGeneralen_AU
dc.subjectstone sculptureen_AU
dc.subjectbook scanen_AU
dc.titleBas-Relief of the Entrance of a Gupta Sanctuary, Provenance unknown, 5th-6th century
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Frederic, L, Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson, London, 1959, Illus, 158, p,194

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