A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s6.19
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s6.19
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More artistic bas-reliefs of uncertain date occur elsewhere. Perhaps the most remarkable is that at Pokuna (masonry tank) A, Anurādhapura, which vividly depicts elephants bathing, and then charging away when scared. The relief is so low that the photographs are not sufficiently distinct for successful reproduction. Mr. Bell describes this work, which is in two sections, as an absolutely unique piece of carving,