Ajanta Cave 17: Dwarves
Ajanta Cave 17: Dwarves
INDIA, Maharashtra, Aurangabad
Located on one of the left columns within the antechamber, these dwarves are rendered in a linear fashion. Their faces are chubby with big eyes and thick lips, their bellies are big and round, and their legs and hands are strong and fleshy. The dwarf on the left has his mouth opened and is playing a kind of stringed instrument, while the one on the left plays a drum. Despite deterioration, the details are still remarkably clear. Dwarves are commonly depicted on early Indian Buddhist architecture. However, dwarves holding musical instruments are more rare.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 41.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ajanta Cave 17: Dwarves." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 41.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ajanta Cave 17: Dwarves" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:41.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ajanta Cave 17: Dwarves. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 41).
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