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Phantasmic Anatomy of the Statues of Mathura.
Phantasmic Anatomy of the Statues of Mathura. By SANDRINE GILL. New Delhi: MUNSHIRAM MANOHARLAL, 2000. Pp. xxvii + 112, figs., illus. Rs 450.
The question most often asked by a visitor to a gallery of Indian art is "Why do the images have many heads, arms, and eyes?" Upon noting that such images represent deities, the visitor, especially the Western visitor, is often so perplexed that his appreciation of the art is considerably diminished. Attributing multiple bodily parts as well as animal parts and forms to the divine bewilders the gene...See the full content of this document
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