Animals in Stone Indian Mammals Sculptured Through Time

• Other Authors: van der Geer, Alexandra (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Brill 2008
• Subjects: Asian history; Oriental art; Indian sub-continent; animal; art; deities; domestication; history; ho2; Indian; mythology; ritual; sacrifice; sculpture; theriomorphic; vahana; zoomorphic
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The art history of South Asia covers a time span of roughly four and a half thousand years. During this period, a vast number of animal stone sculptures has been produced, ranging from the pre-historic period till today and covering a great variety of motifs and imagery in different regions and reli...