[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911) › c16.s8.4 # A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c16.s8.4 A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c16.s8.4 - **Language:** English ### [c16.s8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c16.s8.4) describes the entrance to Vasantasenā's mansion as shining 'with its high ivory portal'.¹ But I am not in a position to mention a single extant ancient object in ivory of any importance. In modern times many localities are famous for their ivory carvings. - [Previous: c16.s8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c16.s8.3) - [Next: c16.s8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c16.s8.5) - [Up: c16.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c16.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c16.s8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c16.s8.4) · Pramāṇa