Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v1.c6.1

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*Abhaya*, a religious attitude, 34 *n.*² Ahmad, Syed, vii; copies of the paintings by, v, vi, 11 Ajanta, the caves: description of Cave I, 2–3; general description, 1–3; sculpture, 2; situation, 1 —, the paintings: on the capital of a pillar, 51; on the ceiling, 48–51; copies, previous, v, xi, xiv; damage, v–vi, xi; aesthetics, xix–xix; Hellenistic influence, xv–xvi, 48; Italian affinities, xvi–xvii, 31; materials used, 1–2; method of executing, 2; reproduction by colour photography, v, vi, xiv; restoration, vi Akbar Yar Jung Bahadur, Nawab, vii *Alāra*, painting of, 14 Alligator, representation of a, 23 *aṅgiya*, bodice, 17, 17 *n.*, 21 *n.* *aṅgrakha*, coat, 22 *n.*¹, 41 Animals, representations of: alligator, 23; antelopes, 18, 19; bulls, 51; deer, 3, 3 *n.*¹; doves, 33; elephants, 18, 41, 43; geese, 501; goats, 24; horses, 18, 22, 43; lion, 29; monkeys, 29; owl, 31; oxen, 14, 51; peacocks, 7, 29; pigeon, 4–7; serpents, 13–14, 38–43; sharks, 23 Antelopes, representations of, 18, 19 Architecture in the paintings, 17, 25, 48 Areca-nut palms, representations of, 30, 41 Armlets, representations of, 5, 10 *n.*¹, 15, 36 *ārsī*, thumb-ring, 16 *aśoka* tree, representations of the, 30, 41 Attitudes, Buddha in various, 34–5 Avalokiteśvara (?), painting of, 33–4