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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-088. A male heroic character, exotically dressed in foreign garments (Hellenistic-Roman belted tunic and Scythian (Saka) high boots) and wearing a prominent non-Indian style diadem, wrestling with the bipede aquatic composite crocodilomorphic monster makara with its squamous (scaly) body ending with a piscine homocercal (symmetrical) caudal fin and intertwined with long, swirling body of the large serpent, partially submerged in the waters of the river Mandakini of the Indra's Paradise, surrounded by the aquatic creatures (turtle, fish, duck, etc.), and eventually gracefully morphing into a decorative volute. |
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| Sandstone | High relief (South torana, outer (south) face, lower architrave, left (west) panel, carved decora-tion, 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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