Ajanta: Porch, Caitya 19

Frederic, Louis

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Ajanta: Porch, Caitya 19

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dc.contributor.author	Frederic, Louis
dc.coverage.spatial	India (Ajanta, Maharashtra)
dc.date.accessioned	2019-05-24T06:02:43Z
dc.date.available	2019-05-24T06:02:43Z
dc.date.created	1959
dc.identifier	ANUA 682-796
dc.identifier.other	IA-895
dc.identifier.other	IA-895
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/163563
dc.description	This cave is almost contemporary with viharas 1 and 2, It dates from the finest period of Ajanta art, The porch is simple in plan, It is supported by two columns and represents an imitation of the wooden porches to be found on facades of earlier caityas, The very thick coping is decorated with a kudu on which appears a head, The columns are massive, ornamented with garlands and friezes with floral motifs,
dc.format.extent	35mm
dc.format.medium	mounted transparency
dc.format.medium	b&w
dc.format.mimetype	image/tiff
dc.language.iso	en_AU
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Basham Collection
dc.subject	Cave 19 c. 6th cent. A.D. [Ajanta]
dc.subject	architecture
dc.subject	book scan
dc.title	Ajanta: Porch, Caitya 19
dc.type	Image
local.description.notes	Source: Frederic, L, Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson, London, 1959, Illus, 103
dc.date.updated	2019-05-24T06:02:43Z
dc.provenance	Digitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.license	This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
Collections	Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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