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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-016. God Shiva in the aspect of Nataraja (Lord of Dance) with the rearing naga hooded cobra serving as a ceremonial girdle, twisted around his hips and upper left thigh. |
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| Basalt | High relief (Mandapa, right (south) wall, middle niche, carved decora-tion, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Rashtrakuta Dynasty, Krishna I (r. 756-774 AD), 750s-770s AD |
Ellora Cave Com- plex, Maharashtra, West India |
Cave 14 Ravanakakhai |
| 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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