A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c19.s3.18
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c19.s3.18
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The same plate illustrates the totally different style adopted in the much earlier Sārangpur mosque at Ahmadābād, erected about A. D. 1500 (Plate CII, Figs. B, C). The tree motive is characteristic of Ahmadābād. The whole design is far more Hindu than Muhammadan, and even the ancient Persepolitan bell capital as adopted by Hindu art appears in the pilasters.