Lion capital, Ashokan column, detail, 3rd Century B.C. Sarnath, Museum

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dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh)en_AU
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-24T05:07:48Z
dc.date.available2019-05-24T05:07:48Z
dc.date.createdcirca 1970sen_AU
dc.date.updated2019-05-24T05:07:48Z
dc.descriptionThe next Asokan column we consider is in excellent condition even after having suffered a fall by apparently natural causes, As this detail of a humped bull shows, Asoka's imperial craftsmen were adept at their art and gave loving attention to the finish their creations bore, A simple but effectively balanced composition of alternating 'flowers' and animals encircles the abacus, It is likely that the 'flowers' are miniature 'Great Wheel' symbols referring to the Great Wheel of the Law said to have been set in motion by the Buddha,en_AU
dc.format.extent35mmen_AU
dc.format.mediummounted transparencyen_AU
dc.format.mediumb&wen_AU
dc.format.mediumsepiaen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiffen_AU
dc.identifierANUA 682-196en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-217en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-217
dc.identifier.other4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/162976
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.subjectMauryan Period: Ancient Indiaen_AU
dc.subjectarchitectureen_AU
dc.subjectmounted transparency seten_AU
dc.titleLion capital, Ashokan column, detail, 3rd Century B.C. Sarnath, Museum
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.contributor.authoremailbutlin.archives@anu.edu.au
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByU7005061
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByU4962371

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