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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-081. The aquatic composite crocodilomorphic monster makara with gaping mouth, prominent fangs, ptotruding tongue, undulating whiskers, muscular, sturdy forelegs, and squamous (scaly) body, tightly rolled into a decorative volute. |
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| Red-brown sandstone |
High relief (East torana, outer (east) face, lower architrave, right (north) panel, carved decoration, detail) |
Unknown | Shunga Dynasty, 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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