A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s1.19
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s1.19
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The mediaeval sculptures of Orissa are chiefly associated with the Brahmanical temples of three localities—Bhuvanesvar, Koṇārak, and Purī—all in the Purī District, and ranging in date from perhaps the ninth century to the thirteenth. The peculiarities of the architecture have been noticed in Chapter II. The oldest sculptures, usually in sandstone, are at Bhuvanesvar; the best statues, mostly in chlorite, are at Koṇārak.