Beauty in Money: Numismatic Art and Technology of Early South India: Up to and Including the Pallava Period
Suresh, S.
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Book ID : 40855
ISBN-10 : 81-7304-909-2 / 8173049092
ISBN-13 : 978-81-7304-909-5 / 9788173049095
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2011
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
243p., Illus., Maps, 23 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
Art historical studies have hitherto been mostly confined to sculptures, paintings, furniture and jewellery. Boldly moving away from the conventional approach to the study of coins as mere economic entities, the present volume is the first systematic, comprehensive and analytical study of ancient Indian coins as objects of art. Coins, like historical monuments, sculptures and paintings, have a symbolic meaning behind the visual form and epitomize the socio-religious conditions and the art traditions in which they emerged.
