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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-080. Alexei Alexeev and the architectural elements of the Bharhut Stupa. Originally built in the Magadha Kingdom during the reign of Ashoka the Great (r. 268-232 BC) of the Maurya Dynasty (322-185 BC), this sacred structure was extensively modified and decorated by the following generations of rulers. Among the stupa's decorative artworks many were donated by the persons with the ophionymic identities: (1) bhikkhuni (nun) Naga; (2) bhikkhuni (nun) Nagadeva, the Chudathiklika; (3) bhikkhuni (nun) Nagila from Moragiri; (4) Nagasena, the Kodiyani (from Kodiya tribe), from Pataliputra; (5) Nagarakhita and his mother, the Kamuchuka; (6) bhikkhuni (nun) Pusadata, the Nagarika (inhabitant of Nagara). |
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| Red-brown sandstone |
Architectural monument (Stupa's east torana, vedika) |
Unknown | Stupa built during Maurya Dynasty, Ashoka the Great (r. 268-232 BC), 250s-230s BC (?)/ extensively upgraded during Shunga Dynas-ty, 125-100/75 BC |
Bharhut, Madhya Pradesh, Central India |
Indian Museum, Kolkata, Inven- tory № ? |
| 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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