Rude stone monuments in all countries; their age and uses (1872)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · London, J. Murray · leaf 517
roriginal they would have been thick, strong and massive, andnever have assumed forms so curiously attenuated as we find here.It is difficult to see what these stone pillars or posts were origin-ally intended for. It may have been either that garlands mightbe hung upon them on festal occasions, as… … Rail at Sanchi, near Bhilsa. Tree and Serpent Worship, p. 82, woodcut 8. Chai. Xlir. AGE OF STONE MONUMKNIS. 493 occasion of a great procession in honour of the Tooth relic whichwas there exposed to public view.^ Be all this as it may, the question which this comparison raisesis simply this : If we…
Megalithic monuments
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