Photo 1009/2(1408)

Inscription: Titled and numbered in the negative.

Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of

Captioned and numbered in the negative. Close view of the sculpture. 'Not far from Bheraghat, and on the road to Jabalpur, is the small village of Tewar...Just outside the village at its south-west end, under some large trees near a step-well, are collected scores of broken sculptures, many of them being of considerable merit. Apart from these, in the village, is a well-carved image of Buddha in his teaching attitude. General Cunningham calls the image Vajrapani, since that name occurs in the inscription on the pedestal of the image...' (Henry Cousens, 'Progress Report of the Archaeological Survey of Western India, for the months May 1893 to April 1894', p. 5). Described by Cunningham in 'Report of a tour in the Central Provinces in 1873-74 and 1874-75' (A.S.I. vol. IX, Calcutta, 1879), p. 58: 'The most perfect specimen is a Buddhist sculpture of Vajrarani, who is represented seated under a canopy with his hands in front of his breast, with the fingers arranged in the posture of teaching. On the right and left are figures with chauris and garlands; and two kneeling figures, that to the left holding 2 vajras or thunderbolts, and the other to the right with his hands joined in adoration..' Another copy of this print at Photo 1002 (1246).