Studies in Indian Art c12.s13.49
Studies in Indian Art c12.s13.49
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c12.s13.49
The Ardhanārīśvara form of Śiva (326; *Fig. 109*) though known in Kuṣāṇa times (cf. Pl. XIV. Fig. 2) was handled by the Gupta artists with an unexcelled perfection. It illustrates those elements that are present in two cosmic forces which are irresistibly drawn towards each other to embrace and fuse themselves, but are held back to preserve their entities by an invisible axis.