The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c15.s1.13

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The sculptural evidence, however, seems to be partly in conflict with the above observations, based mainly on the data of literature. In the early sculptures of the Punjab and the North Western Frontier Province (*c.* 100 B. C. to *c.* 300 A. D.), we undoubtedly come across several female statues whose torsos are covered with a portion of their *saris*, as described in the epics and classical Sanskrit literature. Such, for instance, is the case with the numerous statues of Hārīti³. Māyādevī seated by her husband’s side when listening to the prophesy about her new born babe, and a beautiful standing Nāgiṇī in human form (See Pl. IV, A) are both shown covering their shoulders