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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-062. Two dvarapalas (guardians) sporting the pentacephalic cobra hoods with the cranial gemstones and flanking the entrance to the garbhagriha with the sculptural image of the Buddha Shakyamuni inside. The central cobra hoods are much larger than the other four, the sign of the evolution from the earlier isocephalic to the later, heterocephalic iconographic convention. |
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| Basalt | High relief (Garbhagriha, front (south-east) wall, carved deco-ration, in situ) |
Unknown | Kalachuri Dynasty, Krishnaraja (r. 550-575 AD), 550s-570s AD (?) | East Group, Buddha-leni Cave Complex, Aurangabad, Maha-rashtra, West India | Cave 9 |
| 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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