Ajanta Caves
Item
- Title
- Ajanta Caves
- City
- Ajanta, Maharashtra, India
- Country
- India
- Century
- 5th century
- Classification
- Architecture and City Planning
- Style/Period
- Gupta
- Cultural Context
- Indian
- Materials
- paint and mud-plaster applied to Volcanic rock
- Description
- cave entrance
- chaitya window
- The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original group. The paintings and sculptures of Ajanta, considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, have had a considerable artistic influence.
- Source
- Saif Haq
- Photographer
- Saif Haq
- Rights Holder
- © Saif Haq
- Access Rights
- Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
“Ajanta Caves”, Saif Haq Collection, accessed November 15, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/haq/item/14959