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Rani Gumpha

cave monastery, India

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cave sculpture

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    In South Asian arts: Indian sculpture in the 2nd and 1st centuries bce: relief sculpture of Orissa

    …later cave sculpture adorning the Rani Gumpha monastery. These, like other sculptures here, are in a poor state of preservation, but they represent the finest achievements at the site. Most remarkable is a long frieze, stretching between the arched doorways of the top story, representing a series of incidents that…

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