autifully executed example of the viakara torana, or ' dragon-arch ' common in Ceylonese art. The perfect drawing of the curves is possible only for draughtsmen rigorously trained on the system explained by Dr. Coomaraswamy {ante, p. 167, Ph XXXVII A). In the year 1336 two Hindu brothers… … with every form of decoration agreeable to the taste of a semi-barbaric court. The extant Fig 163. Bracket figure over cap^^^^ door 01 Malikarjuna temple, Kuruvatti, detailed accounts of the glories of Vijayanagar Bellary District. in the sixteenth century recall the familiar stories (Rea,…
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