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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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this segment of study however be referred first to the kiritamukuta
which has a small amalaka finial at the top, secondly two tired
necklaces, knitted closely with round bids and thirdly, the waist
gridle also composed of bids, however, of larger size comparing to
the bids used in the necklaces.
Physiognomy :
The smooth and resilient torsos of these two sculptures
have also duly exposed the conventional sense of classicalism a
commonly visible physiognomical feature of majority number of
sculptures available at Madan-Kamdeva. Despite of this classical
commonality, there is a minute difference between the two
sculptures specially to the matter relating to the execution of narrow
middle, which enthralled us with (relatively) a new idea about the
linear movement and accordingly, the aptitude of the wasp curve
as in case of (fig 1:6) appeared to be simplified to a great extent in
the (fig 1:5). The was curve particularly used in framing the narrow
middle of a torso seem to have aggravated the tendency of
roundness to any sculptural composition. Thus, in reference of
these two sculptures, the matter may be sum up in the following
words that with the passes of time, those great sculptors might
have lost their faith or appetite to the concept of classical
roundness as well as to the concept of sinuous beauty. Similarly,
it is also interesting to observe that the legs of these two sculptures
seem to have lost all form of elasticity under the pressure of a
gradually developing concept of stiffness. 38 Regarding this, it
should further be remembered that with tapering thigh and
An aesthetic feature prone to 10th/11th century
Dutta, M. Sculptures of Assam, 1990, pp.81-82.
38.

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