Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c47.21

c47.21

Cave VII probably belongs to the same period of construction as Cave XV, but it may be a few years later. Cave VI was probably begun after VII had been completed. Cave VI is double-storied and both VI and VII are remarkable for the number of small sculptured figures of the Buddha which they contain. These caves are of an earlier type than XVI and XVII which are among the finest of the entire series, and, as the last two caves can be attributed with tolerable accuracy to the concluding years of the fifth century (possibly 470 to 480), I would assign Cave VII to 400 to 440 and VI to 440 to 480 A.D.