Sanchi: Stupa 1, Gate Guardian

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dc.contributor.authorFrederic, Louis
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh)en_AU
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-24T05:14:07Z
dc.date.available2019-05-24T05:14:07Z
dc.date.created1959en_AU
dc.date.updated2019-05-24T05:14:07Z
dc.descriptionCalled dvarapalas, these are extremely widespread in Indian iconography, They are always armed and are supposed to protect the sanctuary from evil spirits, Shows the warrior outfit of the period: spear, quiver, cape, wide necklace and multiple bracelets, He wears a loin cloth, Hairstyle is characteristic of the period, It is really the portrait of a man, not some exceptional being, Treatment of the body is stylised, and proportions are remarkable,en_AU
dc.format.extent35mmen_AU
dc.format.mediummounted transparencyen_AU
dc.format.mediumb&wen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiffen_AU
dc.identifierANUA 682-278en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-364en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-364
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/163056
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.subjectSanchien_AU
dc.subjectarchitectureen_AU
dc.subjectstone sculptureen_AU
dc.subjectbook scanen_AU
dc.titleSanchi: Stupa 1, Gate Guardian
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.contributor.authoremailbutlin.archives@anu.edu.au
local.description.notesFrom Frederic, L, Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson, London, 1959, illus, 34, p, 74
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByU7005061
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByU4962371

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