A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c9.s2.102
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c9.s2.102
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The human figures in panels (Plates XX–XXII) have a general resemblance to those at Sānchī (*ante*, Fig. 47), but are not so finely executed. The dwarf in the Atlas pose may be noticed in Plate XXI, Fig. A. The seven-headed Nāga or cobra shown in Plate XX, Fig. B, is a good example of an art form extremely common in Ceylon, and usually well sculptured; the number of heads varies, nine being the maximum.