Reber, Franz, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920, tr · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 173
anta are several centuries more recent than the grottoof Bhaja, one of them closely resembles it in general arrangement.The polygonal columns at Ajanta are also without bases and capi-tals, but they are not inclined; the wooden arches still appear uponthe ceiling, but, at least in the apse, are… … Fig. 75-—Chaitya Temple of Bhaja. The facade with the portal, originally of timber, appears to havebeen translated into stone as early as the second century beforeChrist. This is the case with the chaitya caves of Bedsa andNassik, which are particularly interesting as direct copies of…
Art, Medieval
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