Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s8.58
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s8.58
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As regards its artistic representation, Dr. Bannerjea says—‘In Gandhara it is almost invarialy plain; in the Śaka-Kushān art of Mathura it shows a scalloped border, while in the Gupta period though retaining this feature, it is endowed with more ornamentation. But several images of the Hindu divinities in the Gupta period are represented with comparatively plain nimbus. In the medieval sculptures different types of Siraścakra are used to decorate the figures, the commonest of them taking the shape of a lotus flower in full blossom;