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Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s21.46

Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s21.46

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v2.c8.s21.46

The figure of Pūrṇaka in this subject shows a broad muscular constitution, such as is befitting to a *Yaksha* general. The pose of the head is three-quarter profile, and the eyes, turned towards something above him, give an expression of expectation to his face. He is seated on a cushion, the check design on which will interest a student of old Indian textiles.