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Columns from Ajanta Caves, India |
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| Many Indian temples were supported by massive stone columns decorated with carved horizontal bands and richly sculpted capitals. The cave temple shown here was carved between the 2nd century bc and the 7th century ad. | ||||||
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| Scala/Art Resource, NY | ||||||
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| Indian Art and Architecture; Ajanta Caves; Column; Gupta Dynasty | ||||||
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