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The Wonder that was India: Topics on Ancient India

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Lady having an oil bath
Line drawing based on a painting from Nad Kalse
Bathing Scenes from History
Bathing Scenes
Man being assisted by two women to wash long hair
Line drawing based on a sculpture at Nad Kalse

A housewife receives a towel after her bath -- Bhatkal sculpture
Bathing Scenes
Bathing Scenes
Brass and copper vessels used in storing and heating water

Aquatic acrobatics: Sougandhikaparinaya
Bathing Scenes from History
A Lepakshi Wall Painting
A Medieval Man Wearing a Stitched Headgear
From a Wall Painting in Lepakshi

Creaming the Butter
A Medieval Sculpture from Karnataka
Churning the Curds - ancient sculpture
Great People of India
Portrait of Chanakya

Social Life in Medieval Karnataka
Social Life in Medieval Karnataka
Dancer in  Repose - Indus Valley Art
Dancer from Mohenjo-daro -- 2nd millennium B.C.
Notice the Negroid features of the female

A drink transforms him into a philosopher!
Illustration based on ancient sculpture
Drinking in Ancient India
Drinking in Ancient India
Women chatting over a bowl of alcohol
Illustration based on ancient sculpture

Men Enjoying Wine and Women
Drinking in Ancient India
Drinking in Ancient India
"She had a drink too much!"

A Servant Serving Wine to Lovers
Illustration based on ancient sculpture
Drinking in Ancient India
Drinking in Ancient India
Tapping Toddy from a Palm Tree

A Lady Carrying Toddy (homemade wine) in an Earthen Pot
Drinking in Ancient India
Drinking in Ancient India
Toddy (home-made wine) being loaded in a leather pouch
Illustration based on ancient sculpture

Woman Doorkeeper from a Goan Temple
Notice the strap of cloth the artist has depicted on this ancient sculpture. Is that a bra?
Ancient Brassieres
Drinking Damsel
Seductress with a wine glass
Sculpture at Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh

Medieval Crime and Punishment
Wall painting in a Jain Muth in Sravanabelagola shows a man being shamed in public.
Medieval Justice System
Medieval Grocer
Medieval Grocery Merchant
Detail from an Illustration at a Jaina Monastery

Duelling Men
Paintings depicting contemporary social life are an invaluable resource to students of history.
Men Fighting

The Clothes Thief
Girls bathing in the river begging Krishna to return their clothes.

Lady with a Drinking Bowl
Sculpture from Barsur, Madhya Pradesh
Drinking Tradition in India
The Connoisseur Wining his Mate
The man is holding a sea-shell cup to be filled by an attendant

Wining the Woman
Ancient sculpture shows a drunk woman and her slipped off Saree
Drinking Tradition in India
Drinking Tradition in India
Man Offering a Drink to His Partner
Sculpture from the Kumara-Brahma temple at Alampur, located on the west bank of Tugabhadra river, Andhra Pradesh

Enhancement of Intimacy through a Drink
Kalyan Chalukyan Sculpture, Alampur
Drinking Tradition in India
Drinking Tradition in India
"Have One More Sip!"
A man holds his partner's hand and offers her a drink

Bottoms up!
Ancient sculpture showing a fully intoxicated woman holding an empty drinking bowl
Drinking Tradition in India
Medieval Social Life
Man admires Lover's Head Décor
Kalyan Chalukyan temple sculpture, Alampur

A drinking scene from Ajanta Fresco
Painting from Ajanta
A Drinking Scene
Ancient Brassiere
Icon of a Devi (Goddess)
Notice the bra (?) the artist has sculpted.

Demons Engaged in a Feast
19th century illustration from Sougandhika Parinaya depicts a drinking scene.

Bathing Scene
Illustration from Sougandhika Parinaya - 19th Century

Woman in her Bath-robe
Wooden sculpture (Kashta-Shilapa) from Nanjangudu
Medieval Social Life
Shepherd with Woolen Hood (koppu)
Detail from a sculpture of Vijayanagar period

Beauty Puts on a Brassiere (?)
Sculpture from Khajuraho
Ancient Brassieres
Ancient Life Depicted in Sanchi Sculpture
Social Themes Depicted in the Sculptures of Sanchi
Detail from a sculpture on a stupa of Sanchi

Kalibangan Seal
Detail from a Indian Postage
A Seal of Ancient Indian Valley Civilization
Seals of Indian Valley Civilization
Harappan Seals

Ancient Mirrors from India
Illustrations by K.L.Kamat based on historical sculptures
Ancient Mirrors
Ancient Undergarments
Brassiere from a Medieval Sculpture

Milking and Rearing a Cow
Detail from a temple sculpture, Bhatkal, 16th century A.D.
Everyday Scene in Ancient India
Socail Life of Medieval India
Man Wearing a Turban
Detail from a temple sculpture, Mudbhatkal, 16th century A.D.

A Woman holds a towel as another washes her hair
Detail from a temple sculpture, Bhatkal, 16th century A.D.
Washing Long Hair
Medieval Social Life
Medieval Cloth Merchant
Detail from a mural in Shravanabelagola

Medieval Grocer
Detail from a temple mural depicts a grocer with a balance
Trading in Medieval India

 

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