Ajunta - General View of Caves, comprising Caves Nos. 21 and 26 [The Ajanta Caves are approximately 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form] from the book ' Illustrations of the rock-cut temples of India ' selected from the best examples of the different series of caves at Ellora, Ajunt
Ajunta - General View of Caves, comprising Caves Nos. 21 and 26 [The Ajanta Caves are approximately 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form] from the book ' Illustrations of the rock-cut temples of India ' selected from the best examples of the different series of caves at Ellora, Ajunta, Cuttack, Salsette, Karli, and Mahavellipore. Drawn on stone by Mr. T. C. Dibdin, from sketches made on the spot in the years 1838-9 BY JAMES FERGUSSON, Publication date 1845 Publisher London, J. Weale
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