A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s1.10

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The artist, like the sculptor of Mārīchī, has concentrated his attention on the effigy of the god, reducing the chariot, horses, and charioteer to the position of minor accessories, in such a way that a casual spectator might fail to perceive their significance. The body of the principal figure is carefully modelled with considerable regard to realism, and the same commendation may be bestowed on the two female attendants with fly-whisks. The decorative framework is skilfully treated, and the whole composition produces an imposing and pleasing effect to which a small photo-graph cannot do full justice. The mechanical execution of the carving is perfect, and the design is more restrained than that of much Hindu sculpture of the same