A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c14.s2.22

c14.s2.22

Between the methods of modern India and that employed at Ajaṇṭā, the only difference is that instead of a first coat of mortar, a mixture of clay, cow-dung, and pulverized trap rock was first applied to the walls and thoroughly pressed into its [*sic*] surface, when the small cavities and air-holes peculiar to volcanic rock and the rough chisel marks left by the excavators served as keys. In some instances, especially in the ceilings, rice husks were used.