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Ajanta: Vihara 16, end of the 5th century

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Authors

Frederic, Louis

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Abstract

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The pillars are of the same style with ribbed supports, The subject is a dwarf serving as the bracket of a column, a motif found frequently in Indian architecture, This one is especially remarkable for its spread-out hair and the harmony of its proportions, for it is not a grotesque figure, as is often found later, Below is a frieze with two horsemen, The entablature supports, on the left and right, with their simple ornamental mouldings, are decorated with incised arabesques, The structure of the ceiling, with its beams and rafters, still imitates that of previous constructions,

Keywords

Cave 16 5th cent. [Ajanta], architecture, stone sculpture, book scan

Citation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/163541

Collections

Basham Photographs

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Image

Archives Series

Basham Collection

Date created

1959

Access Statement

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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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