The Antiquities of Orissa v1.c9.28

v1.c9.28

Of pilasters, Illustrations, Nos. 4B, 5, 6 and 7B, offer very rich typical examples. The first is from the exterior of the Jagmohan of the Great Tower. It is of a square make with a flat band-like projection in front along the middle. [ 44 ] Its surfaces are decorated with scroll work enclosing small figures of animals. The second is attached to the northern side of the Tower itself. It has a female figure on a panel on the front of the capital, resting on one knee, and supporting the abacus on her uplifted hands. It is the most florid specimen of the flat pilaster that has been met with at Bhuvaneśvara. No. 6, is a variety of the last. It has been taken from the north-east corner of the Mukteśvare Jagmohan. In it the female supporter of the abacus is replaced by a stout muscular dwarf who groans under the weight resting on his head and hands. Its base has the typical pitcher and the shaft, flat projections, making it thereby many sided. No. 7 B. is in many respects similar to No. 4 B. It occurs on the temple of Bhagavati in the Bhuvaneśvara enclosure.