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Extraneous Markings and the Modification of Potbelly Sculptures in Southeastern Mesoamerica
By: ARNAUD F. LAMBERT – The presence and significance of extraneous markings on potbelly sculptures has rarely been addressed by archaeologists. However, recent studies of monument modification in the Olmec-style art of the Gulf Coast lowlands, the art of Teotihuacán, and Classic period Maya monuments indicate that the study of the various ways stone carvings…
Femininity as Divinity. Depiction of Goddesses at Kailash Temple Ellora
By: RAJPAL, KUSHAL PARKASH – The sculptural representation of the Indian goddesses carries divine procreative powers in exaggeration of the globular pendulousness of breasts. Accordingly, there is an emphasis on heavy hips and pudenda. There are inherent movements and livelihood in Indian sculptural art. They are depicted sometimes in a posture of dancing quite often…