Indian Sculpture c8.231

c8.231

87. Corner and recess of wall, with figures of Sakhīs between round pilasters. Candrāvatī, Jhalawar State, Malwa. About A.D. 900.²²⁹ The round and heavy mass, bare of elasticity, dispenses the linear element from any suggestion of movement. The simple folds of the scarves and the beaded chains partition the modelled form into compartments, so that their forward pressure appears the more urgent. The same holds good for the face and its features. The latter similarly divide and stress the rounded volume. Physiognomy of face and body are given the same plastic treatment. They carry the same expression. This applies to mediæval sculpture throughout (see also Figs. 89 and 99).