The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c16.26

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It may further be observed that the human figures represented in the sculpture or painting of the Deccan are mainly aboriginal,¹ showing that the sculptor or painter had before his mind the people of his own stock even when carving or portraying the figures of gods and goddesses. But this feature of the art of the Deccan is lost in the third century A.D., when the Āndhras were succeeded by the Vākāṭakas who had matrimonial relations with the Guptas. In the later sculpture and painting of the Deccan the principal figures have Āryan features, while the aborigines appear only as servants or play a similar role.