South Indian Bronzes: A Historical Survey of South Indian Sculpture with Iconographical Notes Based on Original Sources c8.67

c8.67

Of the lower measures the *pancha tālam* canon is used for figures of Ganesha and the youthful Krishna and is probably based on the fact suggested in the *Sukraniti*, that in the case of small children the torso and the head are proportionately much longer than the legs than in an average full grown person. The canons in respect of these images are embodied in two very interesting mnemonic verses which are well known among all the image-makers :—