Thank you, Manu, for providing exactly what I needed! The piece is confirmed to be in Andhra Pradesh, dated from 12th century AD. At least one similar specimen is kept in the Telangana State Archaeology Museum in Hyderabad. The frieze on the side depicts the aṣṭadikpālas. Thus the iconography of both time and space (with possible correlation) are combined in this piece.Thanks also to Nagaraj for the comments, and to Matthew Kapstein and Corinna Wessels-Mevissen for providing me additional materials and remarks offline.From what I can tell so far, modern Indian languages (Hindi, Telugu, Tamil) adopted the dhanus (bow) reading rather than the one of dhanurdhara/dhanvin (bowman).Best,BillBill M. Mak--Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW)New York University15 East 84th StreetNew York, NY 10028USInstitute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University
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http://www.billmak.comOn Nov 18, 2016, at 3:37 PM, Manu Francis <manufrancis@gmail.com> wrote:Discussed page 250.With reference to a contribution by B.V. Shetti, "Saura-Pitha or the Solar Alatar in Indian Numismatics", pp. 335-339. In: Gupta, P. L., MacDowall, D. W., Sharma, S., & Garg, S. (1992). Indian numismatics, history, art, and culture: Essays in the honour of Dr. P.L. Gupta. Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan.Dear Bill,The image you have found is illustrated in:Desai, Kalpana. With contributions by B.V. Shetti and Manisha Nene. Assisted by Vandana Prapanna. (2002). Jewels on the Crescent. Masterpieces of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India. Mumbai: CSMVS, in association with Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad.
Item 49, page 56. See here.With very best wishes.
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https://cnrs.academia.edu/emmanuelfrancis 2016-11-18 18:13 GMT+01:00 Bill Mak <bill.m.mak@gmail.com>:Dear colleagues,A colleague of mine is looking for a high-resolution image of dhanus/dhavin (Sagittarius) in Indian sculpture, mural or manuscript. I came across an image from the internet which gives the description: "C. Saura Sect of Hinduism. Zodiac Wheel. Dolerite. Andhra Pradesh, India”:Could anyone confirm the provenance of this piece or any other similar object?Textually, I am also curious about the variants dhanu/dhanvin. Sphujidhvaja in his Yavanajātaka gave dhanus, dhanurdhara and dhavin. Varāhamihira in addition gave the Sanskritized greek term taukṣika (from τοξότης). I am curious which form the modern Indian languages took - the bow, the archer/centaur or both?Best regards,Bill--
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