Studies in Indian Art c12.s6.22

c12.s6.22

7. *Khaḍgābhinaya*,—Dance of the sword. On railing pillar No. 152 in the Mathura museum found from Bhūteshwar we find a female figure standing in a dance posture holding a sword in her left hand. The obvious meaning of such a motif is the demonstration of sword-dance. On a pillar in the Lucknow museum No. J.275, the same scene is repeated, the woman being shown standing under a *kadamba* tree.