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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-011. Alexei Alexeev and the south-west view of 8.33 m tall (7.21 m above the ground, partially shown), over 6,000 kg Kirti Stambha (Column of Fame, Iron Pillar), dedicated as a commemorative dhvaja (standard, banner) to god Vishnu. Jain panegyrical apabhramsha text Pasanaha Chariu (Parshvanatha Charit), composed by Vibudh Shridhar (1189-1230 AD), stated that "the weight of his [Vishnu] pillar caused the Lord of the Snakes [Nagaraja] to tremble". |
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| Wrought iron, pale red sandstone |
Architectural complex (Repurposed cere-monial pillar, forge-welded decoration, detail, in situ (?); courtyard arcade, ancient Hindu and Jain architectural spolia) |
Unknown | Gupta Dynasty, Chandragupta II Vikramaditya (r. 375-414 AD), 402 AD (?)/ Ghulam (Mamluk) Dynasty, Qutub al- Din Aibak (r. 1206-1211 AD), Shams ud-Din Iltutmish (r. 1211-1236 AD), 1193-1220 AD |
Qutub Minar Complex, Mehrauli Park, Delhi, National Capital Territory, North India |
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Indian Expedition, 27 January - 6 March 2013). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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