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Handbook to the sculptures in the Museum of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad (1922)

Baṅgīẏa Sāhitya Parishad (Calcutta, India). Museum, Ganguly, Mano Mohan · Calcutta : Bangiya Sahitya Parishad · leaf 130

An illustration from Handbook to the sculptures in the Museum of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, 1922, leaf 130
the foot to the crown represents the aureole, its edges simulating flames ; it is surroundedby an umbrella at the apex ; below it and on eitherside of the image is seen the flying gandharvacarrying a garland with his consort with foldedhands. The image stands in a samapadasihanakapose on a… … H (a) 2 429 Sur [ 77 ] It is kilted ; beaded tassels hang from the waistband ; it has on its person bracelets {oalaya),elaborate armlet {vahukirti), kundala (ear-ring) and arichly carved kiritamuJiuta with the sirobandha andpuritas. Both the right and left hands of the figurehold lotus stalks and…

Baṅgīẏa Sāhitya Parishad (Calcutta, India). Museum · Sculpture, Indic

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