Isbn: 9788173200335 - from stone quarry to sculpturing workshop (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. xviii + 259 Figures, Illus., Maps (3 Folded).

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Chunar : the quarry area. 3. Varanasi-Sarnath region : exploration of route of transportation of sandstone. 4. Tilmanpur : the satellite settlement of Sarnath. 5. Asapur : the stone carving site. 6. Kotwa : the sculpturing workshop. 7. Deductions.Bibliography. Appendix: 1. Sculpturing processes : a study in the past and present/Vidula Jayaswal and I. Singh. 2. Some recently noticed Kharoshti epigraphs in U.P./B.N. Mukherjee. 3. A note on the recently found inscriptions in Chunar area/B.N. Mukherjee. 4. Soil analysis of the abandoned channel/S.C. Rana. Index of persons. Index of geographical names.Index of subjects. Plates. Drawings. "The recognition of ancient stone quarries at Chunar hills with datable epigraphs was a startling discovery made by the author of this book, in the year 1990. The followup archaeological field investigations around Chunar and Varanasi, which were carried out between the years 1990 and 1994, have uncovered the entire process of stone carving which was prevalent during the historical period in the Ganga plains. Besides archaeological investigations, ethnological surveys were also carried out. As a result of which it has been possible to reconstruct the entire stone carving process, start from quarrying of stone blocks, their transportation to the centres of utility-carving of the sculptures, the finished products-nature of carving centres- interaction between the sculpturing centres and the main religious centres etc. …