Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c9.49

c9.49

The various illustrations in sculpture show that the palace apartment on the upper floor was in most cases set back from the parapet enclosed by a small *Vedikā* or railing so that between the room proper and the projecting *Vedikā* an exterior terrace, deck or balcony was available for open-air sitting, or as covered porch or verandah, sometimes provided with screens or movable curtains (*Saṃsaraṇa-kiṭika*, and *Udghāṭana-kiṭika*, Chulla 6. 3. 5).