Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c6.35

c6.35

Another marked feature with these mūrtis, or images, is the amount of jewellery they are represented as wearing. This, of course, denoted wealth. The ropes of pearls and strings of precious stones are carved with a minuteness and accuracy which demanded endless patience on the part of the sculptor. They are disposed about the figure as necklaces, armlets, waistbands and girdles, earrings, bracelets, and festoons hanging from the girdle. Many an image, indeed, appears to be clothed in nothing else but jewellery.