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Page 192
... figures , the Amaravatī school car- ried to the fullest limit of its development the ancient tradition of relief sculpture , which flourished in the two centuries before Christ at sites such as Bhārhut , Sāńcī , and Amarāvatī itself ...
... figures , the Amaravatī school car- ried to the fullest limit of its development the ancient tradition of relief sculpture , which flourished in the two centuries before Christ at sites such as Bhārhut , Sāńcī , and Amarāvatī itself ...
Page 267
... figures are carved virtually in the full round . The inflated , gently inflected forms of the figures give them a majestic presence . The types and carv- ing technique , as well as the monumental scale of the figures , are reminiscent ...
... figures are carved virtually in the full round . The inflated , gently inflected forms of the figures give them a majestic presence . The types and carv- ing technique , as well as the monumental scale of the figures , are reminiscent ...
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... figures of primitive culture ( e.g. , totem poles , Uli figures of New Ireland , and ances- tral tablets ) . Such combined motifs occur also in ancient Near Eastern figures of winged demons with human heads and animal bodies or in ...
... figures of primitive culture ( e.g. , totem poles , Uli figures of New Ireland , and ances- tral tablets ) . Such combined motifs occur also in ancient Near Eastern figures of winged demons with human heads and animal bodies or in ...
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