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Virupaksa Temple, Siva

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dc.contributor.authorFrederic, Louis
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Pattadakal, Karnataka)
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T01:21:25Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T01:21:25Z
dc.date.created1959
dc.identifierANUA 682-1581
dc.identifier.otherIM-642
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/176576
dc.descriptionThis most elegant piece is more obviously Pallava than Calukya in its conception, but from now on, the two styles are so intermingled that it is difficult to separate them. Siva leans on the head and the hump of Nandin, while his other hand rests gracefully on his hip. The third hand wields the little drum whose celestial sound sets the rhythm of creation, and his fourth holds the banner of victory. The plinth bears floral decoration which derives from the Gupta style. On this occasion the statue was not carved after the completion of the temple, but was carried out at the same time on a separate block which was subsequently installed during the process of construction. This technique shows a sharp advance over that of more typically Calukyan temples of the same period, such as the Papanatha.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediummounted transparency
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
dc.subjectDeccan-- Chalukya Dynasty-- Pattadakal
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectstone sculpture
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleVirupaksa Temple, Siva
dc.typeImage
local.description.notesSource: Frederic, L. Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson, London, 1959. Ills. 198, p. 231
dc.date.updated2019-10-15T01:21:25Z
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
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