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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-003. The Trimurti triprosopic image of the chief Hindu gods: Polycephalic Brahma the Creator (left), Vishnu the Preserver (centre), and Shiva the Destroyer, holding trisula (trident) in his right back hand and rearing naga hooded cobra in his left back hand (right). |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
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| Basalt, red paint (traces) | High relief (West façade, ve- randa, carved de- coration, painted, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Rashtrakuta Dynasty, 700s-900s AD (?) |
Ellora Cave Com- plex, Maharashtra, West India |
Cave 27 Gawalaniche Lena |
| 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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