The Development of Hindu Iconography c7.45

c7.45

Rules of proportions in the making of images: their usefulness, 307-08;—not peculiar to the Indian artists alone, but adopted by many ancient nations, 308-10. Anthropomorphism in Indian images, 310-11; aṣṭatāla and navatāla images, 311-12. Significance of some technical terms connected with the measurements of images, 313-15. Aṅgula and tāla as characterised by different texts, 315-25; tāla not mentioned in the Bṛhatsaṃhitā or in its commentary by Utpala, 325-26; Hadaway's explanation of tāla, 327; reference to Drāviḍa māna by Nagnajit, 327; measurement of the length of the 'image-face' as referred to in various texts, 327-29.