Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v3.c12.21

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The simple dignity of Caves IX and X is maintained by the architecture of Cave XII, which is a *vihāra* (monastery) and has no painting. The walls of the monastery above the celldoors are, however, adorned with carving of early Buddhist style: the berm-rail design, screens of floral and wood patterns,¹ the horse-shoe arch-heads, and a parapet of Mesopotamian origin.²