Laxshmi Rose Greaves
Biographic Data
| ID | 6441905 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laxshmi Rose Greaves |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laxshmi Rose |
| FAMILY NAME | Greaves |
| SIGNATURE | GREAVES L R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cardiff University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Art of Storytelling
This article focuses on two exquisitely carved stone panels from Rajaona in Lakhisarai district, Bihar, depicting animated scenes from the Ramayana. The panels were first reported by Frederick Asher in 1986 and since his concise overview no further analysis has been forthcoming. This article seeks to identify the seven Ramayana episodes represented across the two panels and to analyse them within the broader context of early visual Ramayanas, and…
Locating the Lost Gupta Period Ramayana Reliefs from Katingara, Uttar Pradesh
This article collates a fascinating group of early fifth-century ce terracotta temple reliefs, some bearing short Brahmi inscriptions. The panels entered numerous museum and private collections in India and abroad from the 1960s and early 70s. Of the panels, which comprise animated narrative scenes, amorous couples, lesser-divinities and composite creatures, it is those depicting episodes of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana that this article is specifi…
A Report on a Recently Discovered Ruined Gupta Temple at Khanderia, Bundi District, Rajasthan
This report focuses on the recently discovered foundations of an early Gupta temple constructed from brick and stone and situated near the small village of Khanderia in the Bundi district of Rajasthan. A Śiva ekamukhaliṅ ga of exceptional beauty and sophistication lies within a sizeable sanctum, leading us to believe that this may once have been a monument of some importance. This report explores the temple ruins, the recent history of the site a…
Pawāyā
In the vicinity of the small village of Pawāyā in Madhya Pradesh lie the ruins of Padmāvatī, an important city in ancient times. To date, only one large mound has been excavated at the site, revealing a monumental pyramidal brick structure built in two stages with the earliest phase of construction dating either to the late Nāga or early Gupta period. A temple dedicated to Viṣṇu once crowned the terraces, and although this temple is lost, many in…
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Pawāyā
In the vicinity of the small village of Pawāyā in Madhya Pradesh lie the ruins of Padmāvatī, an important city in ancient times. To date, only one large mound has been excavated at the site, revealing a monumental pyramidal brick structure built in two stages with the earliest phase of construction dating either to the late Nāga or early Gupta period. A temple dedicated to Viṣṇu once crowned the terraces, and although this temple is lost, many in…
A Report on a Recently Discovered Ruined Gupta Temple at Khanderia, Bundi District, Rajasthan
This report focuses on the recently discovered foundations of an early Gupta temple constructed from brick and stone and situated near the small village of Khanderia in the Bundi district of Rajasthan. A Śiva ekamukhaliṅ ga of exceptional beauty and sophistication lies within a sizeable sanctum, leading us to believe that this may once have been a monument of some importance. This report explores the temple ruins, the recent history of the site a…
Locating the Lost Gupta Period Ramayana Reliefs from Katingara, Uttar Pradesh
This article collates a fascinating group of early fifth-century ce terracotta temple reliefs, some bearing short Brahmi inscriptions. The panels entered numerous museum and private collections in India and abroad from the 1960s and early 70s. Of the panels, which comprise animated narrative scenes, amorous couples, lesser-divinities and composite creatures, it is those depicting episodes of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana that this article is specifi…
Art of Storytelling
This article focuses on two exquisitely carved stone panels from Rajaona in Lakhisarai district, Bihar, depicting animated scenes from the Ramayana. The panels were first reported by Frederick Asher in 1986 and since his concise overview no further analysis has been forthcoming. This article seeks to identify the seven Ramayana episodes represented across the two panels and to analyse them within the broader context of early visual Ramayanas, and…
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