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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-067. The anthropomorphic nagaraja sporting the septacephalic cobra hood with the cranial gemstones sitting in ardhaparyankasana flanked by his two anthropomorphic nagini consorts sporting the monocephalic cobra hoods with the cranial gemstoness. |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Location: | Monument: |
| Flood basalt | High relief (Main (south-east) façade, courtyard, left (south-west) wall, niche, carved decora- tion, in situ) |
Unknown | Vakataka Empire, Harishena (r. 475- 500 AD), 460-480 AD |
Ajanta Cave Com-plex, Maharashtra, Central India | Cave 19 |
| 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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