Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c11.110
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c11.110
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c11.110
THE ELEPHANT-CAPITAL AT SAṄKISĀ :—The capital is composed of three parts, viz. an elephant on the top, abacus in the middle and a vase with lotus below. The decoration on the abacus consists of the honeysuckle (*muchukunda*) flanked by stems with lotus flowers and buds and the whole alternating with a *triratna* symbol, somewhat conventionalised. The drum is framed on the lower side by reel-and-bead design. The abacus and the inverted lotus are much more improved. [Fig. 46 b].