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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-031. The pentacephalic rearing naga hooded cobra among the real animals and mythological creatures (lions, buffalos, gazelles; anhropoprosopic composites with lion's mane and ram's horns, parrot-face gryphons), worshipping the garlanded sacred (Bodhi?) tree (possibly the symbolic (aniconic) representation of the Buddha Shakyamuni?). |
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| Sandstone | High relief (East torana, rear (west) face, middle architrave, right (south) side, carved decoration, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Satavahana Dynasty, 20s-30s AD |
Sanchi Stupa Complex, Madhya Pradesh, Central India |
Great Stupa |
| 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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