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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-001. Alexei Alexeev and the Trimurti triprosopic sculptural image of the chief Hindu gods: Shiva the Destroyer, holding rearing naga hooded cobra (left; only the tip of naga's head is visible), Brahma the Creator (centre), and Vishnu the Preserver (right). |
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| Basalt | High relief (Mandapa, south wall, middle niche, carved decoration, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Chalukya Dynasty, 500s-700s AD |
Elephanta Cave Complex, Maha-rashtra, West India |
Cave 1 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Indian Expedition, 27 January - 6 March 2013). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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