A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c12.s1.69
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c12.s1.69
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The Gupta form of capital is generally characterized by a large square abacus of twice the breadth of the shaft, surmounted by two lions sitting back to back, sometimes with a tree or human figure between them. The Budhagupta column has four lions, one at each corner. The process by which the mediaeval capital was evolved from the Persepolitan through the Gupta forms is explained by Cunningham as follows:—