Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s21.40
Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s21.40
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v2.c8.s21.40
Among the footmen, eleven soldiers are to be seen, all armed with short swords and shields. The former have an inward curve like the Gurkha *kukṛi*. The shields are of two types, rectangular and circular. The circular shields have dragons' heads painted on them. The features of the soldiers are very characteristic, and the painter might have been representing the warlike tribes of his period (Plate XXXVIII).