Ajanta Cave 17: Ceiling (detail)
Ajanta Cave 17: Ceiling
Ajanta Cave 17: Ceiling
INDIA, Maharashtra, Aurangabad
This ceiling is located within the main hall. A round lotus flower is painted in the center and surrounded by concentric circles. Beyond these, rectangular borders of green, blue, white, red, and yellow are decorated with lotus flowers, floral patterns, kinnaras, birds, figures making offerings, and other auspicious images. The four corners of the ceiling each contain a heavenly being. The design of the ceiling and the octagonal columns within the cave complement one another.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 40.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ajanta Cave 17: Ceiling." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 40.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ajanta Cave 17: Ceiling" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:40.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ajanta Cave 17: Ceiling. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 40).
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