The Antiquities of Orissa v1.c10.92.7

v1.c10.92.7

At Bhuvaneśvara a religious sentiment, that of veneration for the creative energy of which some traits have been already noticed (p. [65]) and others will be referred to in a subsequent chapter, was evidently also brought to bear upon art, and to produce an effect highly offensive to good taste. But whether so or not, it would, I think, be as effectual to draw conclusions regarding the costumes of the ancient Indians solely and exclusively from the sculptures they have left behind them, as it would be for the New Zealander of Macaulay to do the same with reference to the Europeans of the 19th century from the collections of modern statuary in the Crystal Palace, the Kensington Museum and the Louvre.