Kailasanatha, Dome of the Vimana
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dc.contributor.author | Frederic, Louis | |
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dc.contributor.author | Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham | |
dc.coverage.spatial | India (Ellora Caves, Maharashtra) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-15T01:09:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-15T01:09:29Z | |
dc.date.created | 1959 | |
dc.identifier | ANUA 682-1430 | |
dc.identifier.other | IM-496 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176425 | |
dc.description | This dome belongs to the same type as that of the Kailasanatha | |
dc.description | it is octagonal and has, on each of the four corners of the platform on which the dome rests, a carved Nandin. The sanctuary has three receding storeys, decorated with miniature models of buildings and supported by Dravidian-type pilasters. The base of each side of the dome is decorated with a kudu. The roof of each storey has friezes carved with animals. The finial of the dome has disappeared. | |
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 | Deccan-- Western Cave Temples-- Ellora-- Kailasanatha Temple | |
dc.subject | architecture | |
dc.subject | book scan | |
dc.title | Kailasanatha, Dome of the Vimana | |
dc.type | Image | |
local.description.notes | Source: Frederic, L. Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson, London, 1959. Illus. 146, p. 176. | |
dc.date.updated | 2019-10-15T01:09:29Z | |
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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