Ajanta Caves
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Title
Ajanta Caves
Location
Ajanta, Maharashtra, India
Date
5th century
Style Period
Gupta
Cultural Context
Indian
Worktype
chaityas
caves
Material
paint and mud-plaster applied to Volcanic rock
Subject
Architecture and City Planning
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.
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© Saif Haq
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ID
Haq0470
Source
Saif Haq
Collection
Citation
Ajanta Caves, 5th century, Ajanta, Maharashtra, India, TTU Arch Design Images. Image Source: Saif Haq. https://archimage.lib.ttu.edu/items/show/18399.
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