Temple of Vittalswami, Gopuram, Frieze

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Collections	Arthur Llewellyn Basham
Title:	Temple of Vittalswami, Gopuram, Frieze
Author(s):	Frederic, Louis Photographer: Basham, Arthur Llewellyn
Keywords:	Vijayanagara style architecture stone sculpture book scan
Series/Report no.:	Basham Collection
Description:	Almost all the gopurams of this period bear vertical friezes decorating the uprights which portray the avataras, or various forms of Visnu. At the base of this ascending frieze is always found a statue of a woman standing on a makara, symbolising the Ganges. The one shown here, although much mutilated, still retains a remarkable suppleness, further accentuated by the figure-of-eight movement of the climbing plants which surround her. The voluminous chignon sags to one side.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176927
Other Identifiers:	ANUA 682-1928

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