Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s28.14
Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s28.14
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v2.c8.s28.14
To the right of the last subject, on another face of the pedestal of the third back column, are painted two Gaṇas. The features of one of them convey a sweet innocence reminiscent of some of the early European delineations of cherubs (Plate XLIX *b*). The other figure has very coarse features, and its broad nose, bent upwards at the tip, and contracted eyebrows provoke laughter.