Architectural Fragment
11th century-12th century (made)
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Portion of a frieze carved in high relief with three flying celestial warriors (vidyadharas). Pieces broken away at the left top. The figures are in contorted positions, the outer two with swords held across their backs poised to slash out with their weapons, with the central front-facing figure holding a rounded object covered in a cloth behind his neck, perhaps in the act of using it as a sling.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Sandstone |
| Brief description | Portion of a frieze |
| Physical description | Portion of a frieze carved in high relief with three flying celestial warriors (vidyadharas). Pieces broken away at the left top. The figures are in contorted positions, the outer two with swords held across their backs poised to slash out with their weapons, with the central front-facing figure holding a rounded object covered in a cloth behind his neck, perhaps in the act of using it as a sling. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Architectural Association |
| Object history | Given by the Architectural Association, to which this and 51 related architectural pieces from ruined temples devastated by Muslim raiders in the 14th and 15th centuries on the twin summits of Mount Shatrunjaya, Palitana in Gujarat, IM 53-112-1916, had been presented by Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, Ist baronet, G.C.B, C.C.S.I. (1815-1884), former Governor of Bombay, in 1877. As John Guy writes in The Peaceful Liberators (see reference below) the high degree of stylistic uniformity suggests that these pieces were collected from a single temple, or at least from sites that were contemporary. They are related to known Solanki dynasty temples of the 11th and 12th centuries: inscriptions record that endowments were made to the Shatrunjaya temples during the reign of Siddharaja Jayasimha (1095-1142), a Solanki ruler renowned for his patronage. |
| Production | Satrunjaya Hill, Palitana, Kathiawar, Gujarat, Western India |
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| Accession number | IM.72-1916 |
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| Record created | December 13, 2001 |
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