A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s1.30
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s1.30
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c13.s1.30
The chlorite Bhagavatī, 7 feet high, on the tower of the Great Temple (Fig. 136), is an excellent example of the numerous elaborate and carefully carved statues of deities modelled according to strict rule. Such images are exhibitions of the skill of the stone-cutter rather than of creative sculpture.