Masterpieces of Indian Terracottas
Author : Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar
Publisher :
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 39,53 MB
Release : 1977
Category : India
ISBN :
Author : Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar
Publisher :
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 39,53 MB
Release : 1977
Category : India
ISBN :
Author : Joachim Karl Bautze
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 26,6 MB
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9004666753
This booklet publishes for the first time the most intact as well as the probably most attractive North-Indian terracottas from the 3rd century B.C. to the 1st century A.D. The survey covers figurines, moulded plaques and so called 'toy-carts' from outstanding Indian, American and European collections.
Author : Kumkum Roy
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 14,77 MB
Release : 2008-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1461659175
India's history and culture is ancient and dynamic, spanning back to the beginning of human civilization. Beginning with a mysterious culture along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India, the history of India is punctuated by constant integration with migrating peoples and with the diverse cultures that surround the country. Placed in the center of Asia, history in India is a crossroads of cultures from China to Europe, as well as the most significant Asian connection with the cultures of Africa. The Historical Dictionary of Ancient India provides information ranging from the earliest Paleolithic cultures in the Indian subcontinent to 1000 CE. The ancient history of this country is related in this book through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on rulers, bureaucrats, ancient societies, religion, gods, and philosophical ideas.
Author : Ida Ely Rubin
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 14,15 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Art
ISBN : 0870992759
Author : Amalananda Ghosh
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 48,27 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789004092648
"An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology" is a significant reference work on archaeology in India. It is an authoritative work of permanent value in which the knowledge and expertise of Indian archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India, universities and other institutes have been pooled together under the editorship of the late A. Ghosh, former Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India. The "Encyclopaedia" has been planned in an ambitious manner; it is not merely an alphabetical listing of entries with sketchy information on topics. Volume 1, which deals with certain broad subjects relating to Indian Archaeology, is divided into twenty chapters, alphabetically arranged. Each chapter is further divided into sections and subsections containing independent and self-contained essays. For example, in the chapter on "Cultures," detailed information can be found on various cultures in India; the chapter on "Basis of dating" contains articles on archaeological dating, archaeomagnetic dating, 14C radio-carbon dating, numismatic dating, palaeographic and epigraphic dating, thermoluminescent dating, etc. For those interested in getting further information on the subjects and in looking into the original sources and references, each entry also carries an exhaustive bibliography. Volume II is the Gazetteer. It contains basic data and information on all the explored and excavated sites in India along with reference to published reports and/or notices on each.
Author : Arundhati Banerji
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 35,85 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Art
ISBN :
Early Indian Terracotta Art Traces The Origin, Typology & Stylistic Evolution Of Backed Clay Figurines In Northern & Western India (C. 2000-300 B.C.). They Have Been Classified Into Three Main Stages Namely The Crude & Simple Post-Harappan & Chaleolithic Cultures With The Bull As The Prominent Figure, The Iron Age When A Variety Of Local Art Styles Emerged, And The Early Nbp Period Showing Qualitative & Quantitative Growth With The Prominence Of Ornamented Elephant & Nagi Figurines Along With Other Animal And Human Forms.
Author : Swarajya Prakash Gupta
Publisher :
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 43,11 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : Deo Prakash Sharma
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 18,13 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Harappa Site (Pakistan)
ISBN :
On the antiquites collected from the remains of Indus civilization; a study.
Author :
Publisher : Mapin Publishing Pvt Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 24,2 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788185822099
Down Through The Ages, Clay Has Been The Perfect Medium For Indian Creativity. Its Myriad Shapes And Styles Range From The Miniscule To The Gigantic, From Realistic To Abstract, From Purely Practical To Utterly Fantastic. India S One Million Potters Mor
Author : Carol Radcliffe Bolon
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 31,93 MB
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780271043692
Striking images of a certain Indian goddess have been variously referred to as the "shameless woman" the "nude squatting goddess," the "mother goddess," or, because her historical name remains unknown, more than twenty-five names, among them Aditi, Lajjā Gaurī, Renukā, and Nagna Kabambdha. The best-known images of this goddess have a female torso and a lotus flower in place of a head, while her legs are bent up at the knees and drawn up to each side in a position that has been described as one of "giving birth" or "self-display." This type of goddess figure is explained as part of a long, highly sophisticated tradition of expressing fertility and well-being in Indian art. The artists creating images of Lajjā Gaurī drew on various ancient symbols of fortune, fertility, and life-force to communicate her power through their rich heritage of meanings. As these historical-religious symbols and images were constantly reused and reincorporated, they formed a new and enriched religious context. In the process of recycling they became empowered cultural metaphors, visual morphemes in the language of Indian art. Because there are no texts to explain the figure, the study proceeds from the basis of the objects to derive their meaning. Carol Bolon charts the changes in the goddess's form over a period of more than four centuries, including its possible adoption from tribal worship into Hindu temples, and brings a new appreciation of Lajjā Gaurī's rich symbolic meanings and cultural context.