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Magnificent stone sculptured 'umbrella' at Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple in India, it was built in the 9th century, Though the original Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple dedicated to Shiva and Parvati was built in the 9th century by the Banas, the Chola kings in the 11th century added the roof
u/HaHalolll0 — 3 days ago
Flowers in a pot and a white Horse, Bhimbetka Caves, Madhya Pradesh, India. 8000 BCE
u/SwiPerHaHa — 9 days ago
incense ( अगरबत्ती ) burner, made of bronze, from the Gandhara region, 1st century CE, with swastikas on the top portion
u/Front-Coconut-8196 — 10 days ago
Chariot of the Sun – Konark
One of the iconic stone wheels of the Konark Sun Temple, Odisha.
Carved in the 13th century, these massive wheels are not only architectural masterpieces but also functional sundials. The intricate detailing on the spokes, hub, and surrounding walls showcases the extraordinary skill of the ancient artisans.
Shot with Pentax K1.
u/HaHalolll0 — 11 days ago
[OC] The architectural laboratory of the Chalukya Empire: The 1,500-year-old Lad Khan Temple in Aihole. They carved solid rock to perfectly mimic a wooden log cabin.
u/RashtrakutaNexus_794 — 13 days ago
Drawing of a three-toed sloth, based on a stuffed version from Honduras. From an album by George Edwards. Great Britain, 1709-1773
u/Front-Coconut-8196 — 13 days ago
Historical and Aesthetic Perspectives and An Album of the Masterpieces of Indian Coins
Indian coinage emerged by circa 500 BC (or slightly earlier). There may have been two distinct areas of origin: one in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent and another in an interior area, possibly in the mid-Gangetic Valley. From a technological point of view, the earliest group of Indian coins includes archaic die-struck pieces, including the so-called punch-marked coins.
On the latter pieces, a device or several devices were punched on the blank of prescribed weight with the help of a small die or dies, each of which was engraved with a relevant symbol, device, or pattern in its negative form.
In cases of "punch-marked" pieces, the punched figures or devices were not basically related to one another and did not cover the whole of the blank, as was the case with the majority of the "sophisticated" die-struck coins (which originated later in India), with a cohesive picture and/or related legend covering the whole of the blank.
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u/Exoticindianart — 14 days ago