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The Journal of the Bihar and Orissa Research Society

1941

I] WALL-PAINTINGS OF AJANTA 7 Several centuries before the Christian era the Deccan and its adjoining provinces were under the rule of a people who are called Andhras in the history of India and whose descendants are the present-day inhabitants of the Telingana province of H. E. H. the Nizam's Dominions and the North-eastern districts of the Madras Presidency situated between the deltas of the r [...] This expression places the art of Ajanta in apparent con-14 WALPAINTINGS OF AJANTA trast to the art of Italy the general expression of which is one of 'pathos.' The history of the Andhra kings becomes obscure in the 3rd century A. D. although scions of this race might have established minor kingdoms in different parts of the Deccan before the extinction of the main dynasty the Satavandnas of [...] In her prostrate attitude the graceful curve of her back the perfect shading of the right-half of the body the beautiful design of the sari and the lovely jewelry around the waist all show art of a high order. [...] O. R. S. the beauty of the coiffure the design of the pearl ornaments and the subtle charm of the coils which are spread over the temples and the cheeks. [...] The complexion of the Yaksha is dark yet the features are beautiful and the high lights on the nose lips shoulders and chest and the beautiful design of the loin-cloth have added to the charm of the picture.
anthropology archaeology
Pages
139
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120007
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-viii Saiyid Ali, A. Banerji view
Review of the Work of the Bihar and Orissa Research Society 1940-41
1-5 Saiyid Ali view
The Wall-Paintings of Ajanta
6-33 G. Yazdani view
The Rise of The Rajputs
34-49 Bhupendra Datta view
Identification of A Sculpture in The Provincial Museum Lucknow
50-60 D.P. Pandey view
Two Mithila Mss. on Tantra and Yoga
61-70 A. Banerji view
The Jnana-Svarodaya of Dariya Sahab
71-78 Dharmendra Sastri view
Firoz Tughluq and His Bengal Campaign
79-95 K.K. Basu view
Mir Jumla and The English in Madras (1655-58)
96-112 Jagadish Sarkar view
Reviews and Notices of Books
113-117 unknown view
Notes of the Quarter
118-130 unknown view

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