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 175
... round a semi - divine personage . In its simplest form the aura was shown by a lotus - leaf carving , itself saturated with symbolic associations even before the advent of the Buddhists ; and the outer curve of the lotus - leaf had only ...
... round a semi - divine personage . In its simplest form the aura was shown by a lotus - leaf carving , itself saturated with symbolic associations even before the advent of the Buddhists ; and the outer curve of the lotus - leaf had only ...
Page 187
... round the central dome itself , and round the drum from which it springs , relieving " the monotony of the composition without detracting from its solidity or apparent solemnity " . " The stateliest of funeral monuments , as Havell ...
... round the central dome itself , and round the drum from which it springs , relieving " the monotony of the composition without detracting from its solidity or apparent solemnity " . " The stateliest of funeral monuments , as Havell ...
Page 191
... round like one of our bolsters , and the two others that are placed at his sides are flat . There is to be seen , moreover , a sword suspended from this throne , a mace , a round shield , a bow and quiver with arrows ; and all these ...
... round like one of our bolsters , and the two others that are placed at his sides are flat . There is to be seen , moreover , a sword suspended from this throne , a mace , a round shield , a bow and quiver with arrows ; and all these ...
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