A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c12.s1.36

c12.s1.36

‘Pilaster (Pl. XXVI, 7) 3′--2″ high, decorated in the style of the later Gupta period, of which the treatment of these designs is peculiarly characteristic. The imitative jewel work, the garland-bearing birds, the *makara*, the flower vase with palmettes at the corners, the rosette border, and the little figure in the niche below are all *motifs* well worth noticing.’