A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c14.s2.55
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c14.s2.55
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In the sixth-century Cave XVII, the charming floral designs combined with human figures on the panels of the pillars (Griffiths, Pl. 144-9) are closely related to the slightly earlier sculptured work on the Garhwā pillars in Northern India (*ante*, p. 166). The *kīrtimukha* grinning faces in Plate 146 recall sculptural forms common in Ceylon. As chaste decoration it would be difficult to surpass the frets in Griffiths, Plates 143 and 149.