The Elegant image
Subtitle: bronzes from the Indian subcontinent in the Siddharth K. Bhansali collection
By: Pratapaditya Pal
Contributors: Bhansali, Siddharth K.
Publisher: New Orleans Museum of Art; Marg Foundation; Exclusively distributed by Variety Book Depot]
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New Orleans; Mumbai; [New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9789380581071
Subjects: Ancient Sculpture; Art collections; Catalogs; Gods in art; Indic Bronze sculpture; Goddesses in art; Idols and images in art
Description: "The exhibition includes over 100 bronze sculptures of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain deities, presenting a rich diversity of figures of the three major religions of ancient India. The Bhansali collection contains numerous rare and noteworthy bronzes, including examples of the earliest known metal representations of a deity. Among these is an extraordinary group of Gupta bronzes (320-550 CE). Few private or public collections anywhere can claim so many metal figures of this period and with such variety. Bronzes from this period are rare, in part because metal images were easily melted down and re-used."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Distributor statement from jacket.

"Vol. 62 no. 4"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-190) and index.