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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Group-V :
Attracting our attention to the compositional
similarities, two other broken four handed Surya sculptures (Fig
1:9, 1:10) are there which showed a sedative shift from delicacy to
a sense of rigidity. The present condition and the iconographical
traits of these two Sculptures are as follows:
Fig 1:9
a) Condition:
b) Length :
c) Posture :
suffered from erosion and broken just below the
waist level.
23 陆 cm and Width : 19 cm
tribhanga
four
d)Hands :
e) Emblems: i)
Left upper hand - lotus bud with a stalk
ii)
Right upper hand same
iii)
Left lower hand - difficult to identify
iv)
Right lower hand- difficult to ascertain but
might be in Varada mudra
Fig: 1:10
a) Condition :
b) Length :
c) Posture :
d)Hands
:
e) Emblems: i)
highly eroded, major portion of it goes beyond of
its identification, broken just at the level of knees.
31 cm and
Width: 22 cm
dvibhanga
four
Left upper hand- erosions have made it quite
difficult to identify but still it looks to be a lotus
bud with a stalk.
