Product details

Art.No:

74540

Author / Artist:

Aall, Ingrid u. A. Ghosh, M. N. Deshpande, B. B. Lal (Text) - S. G. Tiwari (Photogr.); A. Ghosh (Hg.)

Title:

Subtitles / Reproduction:

An Album of Eighty-five Reproductions in Colour

Keyword:

Kunst - Aussereuropäisch

Binding / Picture Size:

OLwd. m. OU

Publisher:

Archaeological Survey of India

Place of publishing:

Neu Delhi

Year of publication:

1967

Book Details / Size:

4°, 71 S. Text u. ca. 100 meist farb. Taf.

Condition:

OU etw. fleckig, rissig u. beschienen sowie mit Verlust am Fuss, Lwd. am Fuss ausgeblichen, tlw. etw. aufgeworfen, Ecken tlw. etw. bestossen, hint. Gelenk angeplatzt, innen gutes Ex.

Description:

EA. - «The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE. The caves include paintings and rock cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotion through gesture, pose and form.»