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WD1068(5)
- Record Id:
- 041-003882191
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003288785
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121665121.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162036953.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1068(5)
- Title:
- [Elevation of Arjuna Ratha].
- Scope & Content:
- Pen and ink drawing with measurements of the elevation of the Arjuna Ratha at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu, by an anonymous artist, part of an Album of 37 drawings of the temples and sculptures at Mamallapuram, also plans of the site, dated 1816.Mamallapuram, a tiny village south of Chennai (Madras), was a flourishing port of the Pallava dynasty from the 5th - 8th centuries. The site is famous for a group of temples, a series of rock-cut caves and some monolithic sculptures created in the 7th century reign of Narasimhavarman Mahamalla. Covering two huge boulders, 27 m long and 9 m high, is a remarkable carving in low relief where scholarly analysis has allowed for two interpretations of subject-matter. One theory views this as Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers in the Hindu epic Mahabharata who underwent penances while praying to receive a magic weapon from the god Shiva. Another theory views this as the sage Bhagiratha who underwent penances while praying to Shiva to catch the river Ganga in his matted locks as she descended to earth, with all the animals and myriad beings watching the miracle. Reproduced in J. Howes 'Illustrating India' (OUP Delhi:2010), p.184.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- MacKenzie Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003288785
040-003882186
041-003882191 - Is part of:
- MacKenzie Collection : MacKenzie CollectionMACKENZIE, COLIN (1754-1821) Madras Engineers 1782-1821; Surveyor-General of India 1817-21.
WD1068 : Album of 37 drawings of the temples and sculptures at Mamallapuram, also plans of the site. 1816
WD1068(5) : [Elevation of Arjuna Ratha]. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003288785[0402]/040-003882186[0005]/041-003882191
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MacKenzie Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100162036953.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1816
- End Date:
- 1816
- Date Range:
- 1816
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Pen and ink on paper; 44.5 x 28 cm
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 534
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)