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21 Cards in this Set
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Yogin Seal Mohenjo-daro/Indus Valley Civilization |
Steatite Originally broken, repaired Male figure with an erect penis in a meditating position Characteristics of four animals on attire: rhino, tiger, elephant, and bull (most important) Yogin refers to a male practioner of Yoga |
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Priest King, Mohenjo-daro/Indus Valley Civilization |
Limestone Elaborately carved male figure, small scale @ 17cm A wealthy figure, with embroidered garments, headdress, well-trimmed facial hair Royal/elite Residual pigment Apparent ethnicity: round facial structure, large lips. |
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Lion Capital from Asokan Pillar Sarnath/Mauryan Period |
Dharmacakra wheel of teaching, wheel of the doctrine. Dharma=doctrine/teaching, cakra is wheel Lion head facing four different directions: power of king "the king is speaking" Flower-like iconography Lotus-flower: symbolizes cleansing (root is coming from nasty water, but hey the flower is pretty) |
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Cauri Bearer (Yakshi) Pataliputra, Bihar/Mauryan Period |
Sandstone Mauryan Polish Extreme proportions, large breasted, small waisted, nom-naturalistic Yakshi fertility figure/goddess (tree goddess) Chauri wisk to deter flies |
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Dream of Queen Maya Bharut/Shunga Period |
Red Sandstone From Bharut Stupa Railing Laying down, women around her, one with fly wisk (Chauri) Jewelry suggests high class Sanskrit "load deserted" Elephant, auspicious symbolism, elephant stepping on her |
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The Great Stupa Sanchi/Andhra Period |
Relic inside Buddha cosmology Swastika plan of Stupa |
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Yakshi Sanchi/Andhra Period |
Tribhanga posture Located on Torana (or gate to stupa) |
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The Defeat of Mara Gandara/Kushan Dynasty |
Gray schist Mara Illusion, try to prevent enlightenment Ghandara Style follows greco-roman style Buddha iconography Mudra- Bhumisparsa Mudra (Earth Touching) Moment of enlightenment Throne-defeated soldiers Mara in bottom left, defeated posture Greek soldier costume Tree-halo, heart shaped leaves |
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King Kanishka Mathura / Kushan dynasty |
Red Sandstone (instead of grey schist like Ghandaran style) Indic Local Traditional Style Makara animal used both in Hinduism and Buddhism, elephant tusk on fish body |
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Buddha Seated on a Lion Throne Mathura / Kushan Dynasty |
Lion - power Women flying "Yapsara" attendants Yapsara - compassion, lotus Attendants, Wisdom - Lightning |
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Mathura vs Ghandara Style |
Look |
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The First Teaching (The First Sermon) Sarnath/Gupta Period |
Chura Sandstone Flower halo (ornate) Sitting Buddha Perfected facial features, butterfly eyebrow, started "lotus petal" eye, voluptuous lips. Wise/calm, more pronounced earlobes "Chubby" ideal, 3 rings around neck 6 attendants surrounding wheel Dharmachakra mudra |
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Bodhisattva Padmapani Anjata/ Gupta Period |
Padmani lotus bearer, symbol of compassion Vajrapani thunderballs, symbol of wisdom |
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Ravana Shaking Mount Kailasa Ellora/Late-Gupta Period |
8 head, multiple head/multiple arm figure (hinduism) Evil figure Ravana captured and he in Mount Kailasa Other figure in seated position, toe touch corner of mountain Ravens shakes earth, Shiva steadied mountain with toe |
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Durga Killing the Buffalo-demon Mamallapuram/Pallava Dynasty |
Mahisha buffalo demon (evil) mournful figure, manipulated Brahma into giving him boon so Durga fought him Durga carries bow and arrow (Vishnu) weapons from all gods Image of Durga riding Lion |
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Shiva Nataraja Chola Dynasty |
He's on fire. Destruction and renewal of the world. Ring is cosmos. Standing of dwarf, who is a *******. |
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The Akbar-name of Abul Fazl Mughal Dynasty |
Watercolor/gold on paper Akbari style Biographies Depth of space Elephants Akbar tames elephant to bring him 2 palace |
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Jahangir Seated on an Allegorical Throne Mughal Dynasty |
Allegory painting, rebuild hidden message No sense of depth. Artist Hindu. Different teaching school. Not Persian trained, but exposed to it. Sun&Moon-Conquerer of Universe Sufi shaikh-teacher, religious guidance Ohoman Suldan-turkey king in line to respect jahangir King James I of England also in line for respect Artist in line also |
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Taj Mahal Mughal Dynasty |
Do you even need a picture you ******* homo |
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Portrait of Radha Rajasthani Style |
Job is cuddling cows Vishnu "Krishna", partner, companion Transparent garment, lotus petal, nose jewelry Flat, simplified |
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Radha and Krisha in the Grove Pahari Style |
Unification of human and the divine to achieve moksha, depicted as Radha and Krishna having sex. Peacock crown Krishna always surrounded by women |
