A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c11.s2.13

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The companion block of nearly the same dimensions, but somewhat larger, was discovered many years later by the late Mr. F. S. Growse at Pālī Khera, a suburb of modern Mathurā included within the limits of the ancient city. The reverse group, exhibiting the effects of deep potations, being almost identical with the reverse of the Stacy block, need not be further described. The front group, however, differs from its companion. Five figures under an *asoka* tree again appear. The principal is a fat man, seemingly nude, seated on a low stool made of stones laid in courses, with his left leg tucked up. The stone seat apparently is intended as a symbol of Mount Kailās, the abode of Kuvera. He is drinking from a noggin, apparently of wood, which a male attendant is ready to replenish. The proceedings are watched by another man, a woman, and a small boy (Fig. 80).