The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c16.s2.70
The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c16.s2.70
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The sculptures of the *chaitya*-caves at Koṇḍāṇe and Kārle belong to roughly the same period, that is the first or second century B.C.; and these sculptures are also contemporary with, or slightly later than, the painting on the left wall of the *chaitya*-cave (No. 10) at Ajanta, which on palaeographic grounds has been assigned to the early part of the second century B.C.³ As the dancing steps and attitudes of the performers in the latter painting are not so clear there as in the sculptures at Koṇḍāṇe and Kārle, it will be advantageous to the student if the steps and poses shown at the latter sites are studied first.