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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-069. The anthropomorphic nagaraja sitting in ardhaparyankasana on the body of the giant aquatic serpent under the protective canopy of five hooded cobra heads and flanked by his two anthropomorphic nagini consorts sporting the monocephalic cobra hoods; the bizarre scene with Ashvamukhi, the composite hippocephalic female creature. |
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| Sandstone | High relief (South torana, outer (south) face, lower architrave, central panel, left (west) side, carved decoration, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Satavahana Dynasty, 40s-50s AD |
Sanchi Stupa Complex, Madhya Pradesh, Central India |
Stupa 3 |
| 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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