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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-028. Scene from the Viryabala Jataka (Jataka of the Worst Evil): Ascetic sitting in front of his hut and judging the dispute of four animals: dove, crow, deer, and the rearing naga hooded cobra. The dove considered love as the most dangerous of all evils, the crow - anger, the snake - hatred, and the deer - perpetual fear. The ascetic declared: "None of you is right; the worst evil is to have a body, since the body is the source of all pain and misery". |
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| Red sandstone | High relief (Vedika pillar, carved decora- tion, detail) |
Unknown | Indo-Scythian (Saka) Kingdom, Mitra or Northern Kshatrapas Dy- nasties (?), first century BC |
Saptarishi Tila, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, Central India |
Government Museum, Mathura, Inventory № 15.586 |
| 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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