Morgan, Kenneth W.Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2019-12-182019-12-18AR BUD-13http://hdl.handle.net/1885/195986The female figure of a divine being is a decorative bit taken from the Hindu background of the artists. The peacock on the end of the lowest lintel is purely decorative. The die [sic] is the nativity scene, noted in slide 12, with the elephants above Maya, the Buddha's mother, symbolizing the divine conception of the Buddha.35mmslidesepiacolouren-AUIndia: Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Rajgir, Sanchi, Nalanda, Mathura, Ajantaarchitecturesculptureslide setSanchi: Detail of East Gate2019-12-18This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.