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WD1596(20)
- Record Id:
- 040-003792013
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003791993
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100117353179.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162037313.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1596(20)
- Title:
- Vaikuntha Vishnu; Ashtabhuja Vishnu, Cave III, Badami. Artist(s): Uknown.
- Scope & Content:
- Pen-and-ink drawing of sculptures of Vaikuntha Vishnu and Ashtabhuja Vishnu from Cave III, Badami, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.The figure on the left in the drawing represents the sculpture of Vishnu seated on the coiled serpent Ananta, carved to the left of the porch of Cave III. He holds a wheel (chakra) in his upper left, a conch (shankha) in his upper right. The cosmic snake Ananta or Shesa is a symbol of the never-ending cyclic time. The figure on the right represents an eight-armed Vishnu.Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, was the capital of the Early Chalukya rulers in the 6th - 8th centuries. The town is situated between two rocky hills of red sandstone that surround an artificial lake. There are two later forts that overlookthe town. Around the south fort there are four rock-cut shrines while structural temples dominate the site on the opposite north fort. Cave III was excavated during the reign of the Early Chalukya ruler Pulakeshin I in 578 and it is the finest of the caves of Badami. It has an elaborate sculptural ornamentation and consists of a long porch, a pillared hall (mandapa) and the small square sanctuary.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003791993
040-003792013 - Is part of:
- WD1596 : Album of 31 folios of drawings of sculpture in the rock-cut caves and temples at Aihole and Badami. 1853. By Indian draftsmen
WD1596(20) : Vaikuntha Vishnu; Ashtabhuja Vishnu, Cave III, Badami. Artist(s): Uknown. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003791993[0020]/040-003792013
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD1596
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100162037313.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1853
- End Date:
- 1853
- Date Range:
- 1853
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
- Pen and ink on paper; 71x 57 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)