Indian Sculpture c8.115
Indian Sculpture c8.115
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c8.115
The figure to the left is the hunter. (A stunted and child-like figure with loose hair, a hunter is also shown in Bhārhut, Cunningham, The Stūpa of Bhārhut, Pl. XXXIV₃.) The scenes that play at Hastināpura are united in the relief; on the couch to the left is Manoharā and the prince’s mother, the male figure opposite may be the chaplain. Manoharā and Sudhana are seated on the main couch. I cannot account for the object in the left hand of the prince. The disc behind the head of the princess seems to be a fan held by the attendant behind her.