Bas-reliefs, temple complex, Humpi, India
The walls of one of the temples at Humpi, Madras, India, showing the bas-reliefs ( a type of sculpture which has less depth in the faces and figures, allowing viewing from multiple angles). This temple complex is one of the oldest in India, from around the 12th Century, and is now a UNESCO world heritage site. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th Century
Picture No
13743458
Media ID
46797043
Size
3669px x 5000px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
unattributed sketches, the graphic, 22nd august 1885, p. 248
Date
1885
