Essay name: The Sculptures of Madan-Kamdev (Study)
Author:
Kamal Nayan Patowary
Affiliation: Gauhati University / Department of History
The essay critically studies the Sculptures of Madan-Kamdev: an archaeological site in Baihata Chariali, Kamrup, Assam (India) dating back to the 9th century A.D. The site features elegant sculptures in relief and round forms which are documented in Sanskrit texts like the Kalika Purana and Yogini Tantra.
Chapter 3 - Iconographic-sculptural study
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Fig 1:2 72 a) Condition:
b) Length:
partially eroded, the kiritamukuta and the
portion just above the left eye had already been
sliced away.
43 cm
tribhanga
four
Width : 17 cm
7 c)Posture
d) Hands
d) Emblem: (i)
Upper left hand-Padma with stalk
(ii)
Upper right hand - Padma with Stalk
(iii)
Lower left hand - Completely damaged
(iv) Lower right hand - eroded b煤t look to be in
Varada mudra
Fig 1:3
a) Condition :
b) Length:
c) Posture :
d) Hands :
e) Emblem: (i)
(ii)
This Sculpture has suffered from higher amount
of erosion. The facial Portion is totally damaged.
Width 21 cm
38 cm
tribhanga
four
Upper left hand - completely damaged
Upper right hand - an eroded lotus with stalk
(iii) Lower left hand - as if he holds something, but
in its present state of condition it is difficult to identify:
(iv) Lower right hand-as if in Varada posture
Thus, the descriptions have made their iconographical
identity bit more confusing in nature, specially because of the
existence of Varada mudra as we observed in the right lower hand
of (fig 1:2) and an inverted Hiranya mudra where the two middle
fingers are being stressed close to the palm as if the deity holds
