Early Indian narrative art of Bharhut: photo 17
Photo 17 of 140 in Gallery: Early Indian narrative art of Bharhut
Image title: Figure 17. Male Elephant Rider
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Figure 17:—End face of the pathamo thabo depicting a male rider on an elephant holding a relic casket, Bharhut, Bharhut Gallery, Indian Museum, Kolkata. (Photograph by the author).
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The art of Bharhut, dominated by sculptural reliefs narrating a popular facet of Buddhism in the form of the immense Jataka literature, represent the emergence of visual narrative art in India.—Bharhut represents the earliest evidence of narrative art which display many story telling techniques.
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