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Annual Report of the Archaeological Survey of India 1910-11

1914

Only the western side however of this building was exposed and that not completely ; for the southern chambers with the verandah in front of them lie hidden beneath the monastery described above and the north to south measurement which I have given has been calculated on the assumption that the chambers and verandah on the south are of the same dimensions as those on the west. [...] in the middle of the road a few feet to the south of monastery G this 8tupa is coeval with the three buildings just described.' The superstructure has entirely disappeared but the plinth is well preserved to a height of 2' 6" above the level of the road (Pl. [...] The legs of the figure are crossed and the soles of the feet which are turned upwards are decorated with the symbols of the dhartnachahra surmounted by the triratna a wheel (chakra) and svastika4. [...] The robe (saAgnelli) reaches down to the calves of the legs a little below the knees and the folds of the under-garment are indicated on the top of the pedestal below the feet. [...] The attitude of the Bodhisattva was apparently that of protection (abhayadetaa); for traces of the fingers of the left hand can still be seen on the left thigh and it is an interesting fact that in the abhayanandrii this is the position of the left hand in sculptures of the Early Mathurii Schoo1.2 The material of this image is red sanstone of which the Mathurs images are invariably made a
anthropology archaeology
Pages
164
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.142790
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-viii unknown view
Excavations at Saheth-Maheth
1-xii unknown view
Excavations at Shah-Ji-Ki Dheri
25-v unknown view
Excavations at Takht-I-Bahi
33-39 unknown view
The Sacrificial Posts of Isapur
40-48 unknown view
Iconographical Notes on “The Seven Pagodas”
49-v unknown view
Excavations at Kasia
63-72 unknown view
The Kasia Copper-Plate
73-77 unknown view
Buddhist Monasteries on the Guru-Bhaktakonda and Durgakonda Hills at Ramatirtham
78-88 unknown view
Excavations at Hmawza Prome District
89-93 unknown view
Conservation Works at Agra and Neighbourhood
94-103 unknown view
Backmatter
i-i unknown view

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