VI.—Comparison of the Hindu and Theban Hercules, illustrated by an ancient Hindu Intaglio.*
Tod, James
Журнал:
Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Дата:
1831
Аннотация:
The intaglio, of which the engraving is a fac-simile, represents Baladéva, the Hercules of the Hindus, naked; the head encircled with a diadem, or fillet, the ends flowing behind. His lion's hide (Bágambra) thrown over his right arm, extended; on which is perched a figure presenting him a wreath, or coronet. In his left he grasps a club; adjoining which is a monogram, composed of two letters, of an ancient and still undeciphered character, found on monumental rocks and pillars wherever the Pándús colonized. In various points of view, this gem will be considered a relic of more than ordinary curiosity.
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