Visvanatha Temple. Sardulas and Surasundari on wall of innermost sanctuary in Ambulatory. 1002 A.D.

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dc.contributor.author	Kramrisch, Stella
dc.contributor.author	Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatial	India (Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh)
dc.date.accessioned	2019-10-15T00:52:24Z
dc.date.available	2019-10-15T00:52:24Z
dc.date.created	1954
dc.identifier	ANUA 682-1219
dc.identifier.other	IM-292
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176215
dc.description	The horned, leonine animal is an equivalent symbol of Sakti, the active power in nature. The figure of man who clings to its tail, fights against, is threatened and protected by, and knows how to ride, the animal, is a sculptural commentary on the collateral themes [sic].
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	Central India & Western India-- Khajuraho
dc.subject	architecture
dc.subject	stone sculpture
dc.subject	book scan
dc.title	Visvanatha Temple. Sardulas and Surasundari on wall of innermost sanctuary in Ambulatory. 1002 A.D.
dc.type	Image
local.description.notes	Source: S. Kramrisch, The Art of India, London, Phaidon Press, 1954, ill. 125
dc.date.updated	2019-10-15T00:52:24Z
dc.provenance	Digitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.license	This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
Collections	Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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