The Splendour that was ʾInd: A Survey of Indian Culture and Civilisation (from the Earliest Times to the Death of Emperor Aurangzeb)D. B. Taraporevala, 1930 - 236 pages |
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Page 138
... figures of a Yaksha and a Yakshi , - defaced and of archaic appearance as they are , —give a magnificent impression of mere volume and massiveness . The sense of dignity is greater , if anything , in the Chauri - bearing female figure ...
... figures of a Yaksha and a Yakshi , - defaced and of archaic appearance as they are , —give a magnificent impression of mere volume and massiveness . The sense of dignity is greater , if anything , in the Chauri - bearing female figure ...
Page 145
... figure is most worthy of praise , which by its action best expresses the passion that animates it . " Judged in this light , the Indian figures of an elephant - headed Ganesha ; or a four - armed Nataraja ; or a ten - armed Mahisha ...
... figure is most worthy of praise , which by its action best expresses the passion that animates it . " Judged in this light , the Indian figures of an elephant - headed Ganesha ; or a four - armed Nataraja ; or a ten - armed Mahisha ...
Page 152
... figures , generally a man and a woman , but sometimes two females , all very much better executed than such ornaments usually are ; behind are horses and tigers , each bearing a single figure . The seven pillars behind the altar are ...
... figures , generally a man and a woman , but sometimes two females , all very much better executed than such ornaments usually are ; behind are horses and tigers , each bearing a single figure . The seven pillars behind the altar are ...
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