. Indo-Aryans: contributions towards the elucidation of their ancient and mediaeval history. osal, nothing of the kindwas practicable. Nevertheless, they are not altogether silenton the subject. In the two principal statues in the greattemple of Bhuvanesvara, which are made of a superior kindof chlorite, and placed in deep recesses, completely pnjtectedfrom the sun and rain, the artist has attempted to producea vestment of rich brocade, proving that fabrics of that des-cription were then, as they are now, highly prized articles ofluxur), familiar with the people. A specimen of this cloth is re
. Indo-Aryans: contributions towards the elucidation of their ancient and mediaeval history. osal, nothing of the kindwas practicable. Nevertheless, they are not altogether silenton the subject. In the two principal statues in the greattemple of Bhuvanesvara, which are made of a superior kindof chlorite, and placed in deep recesses, completely pnjtectedfrom the sun and rain, the artist has attempted to producea vestment of rich brocade, proving that fabrics of that des-cription were then, as they are now, highly prized articles ofluxur), familiar with the people. A specimen of this cloth is represented in woodcut No. glance at it will show that inneatness, elegance, and richnessof design and execution, it is inno way inferior to the finestXo. 20. production of the Benares loom of the present da). In the temple of Baital Devi, or theboat-sha[icd temple, several figures of dancing girls are dres-sed in clothes of variegated patterns, and one in ^pdydjduid oxdrawers, of diagonal stripes enclosing designs of spots, andzigzag lines. (Woodcut No. 21.) A male figure in the same. Vincents/Vn/>//«, Appendix vol. I., pp. 40, 41, vol. II. pp. 18, 39, 5S, 66, 76.
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