Animals in stone : : Indian mammals sculptured through time / / by Alexandra van der Geer.
The art history of South Asia covers a time span of roughly four and a half thousand years. During this period, a vast number of animal stone sculptures has been produced, ranging from the pre-historic period till today and covering a great variety of motifs and imagery in different regions and reli...
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| Superior document: | Handbook of Oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section 2, India, v. 21 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Handbuch der Orientalistik. Indien ;
21. Bd. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (534 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Antilope cervicapra, the blackbuck
- Axis axis, the spotted deer
- Bandicota indica, the bandicoot rat
- Bos gaurus, the gaur
- Bos indicus, the zebu
- Bos primigenius, the aurochs
- Boselaphus tragocamelus, the nilgai
- Bubalus bubalis, the water buffalo
- Camelus bactrianus, the Bactrian camel
- Camelus dromedarius, the dromedary
- Canis aureus, the golden jackal
- Canis familiaris, the domestic dog
- Capra hircus, the domestic goat
- Capra sibrica, the Asiatic ibex
- Cervus unicolor, sambar deer
- Cuon alpinus, the red dog
- Elephas maximus, the Indian elephant
- Equus caballus, the domestic horse
- Equus hemionus, the khur
- Felis spp., the small cats
- Funambulus spp., the striped palm squirrels
- Gazella bennetti, the chinkara
- Giraffa camelopardalis, the giraffe
- Herpestes spp., the Indian mongooses
- Hylobates hoolock, the white-browed gibbon
- nigricollis, the Indian hare
- Lutrogale perspicillata, the smooth Indian otter
- Macaca mulatta, M. radiata, the rhesus monkey and bonnet macaque
- Melursus ursinus, the sloth bear
- Muntiacus muntjak, the Indian muntjac
- Mus musculus, the common house mouse
- Ovis aries, the domestic sheep
- Panthera leo, the lion
- Panthera pardus, the leopard
- Panthera tigris, the tiger
- Platanista gangetica, the river dolphin
- Rhinoceros unicornis, the Indian rhinoceros
- Semnopithecus entellus, the common langur
- Sus scrofa, pigs and boars
- Tapirus indicus, the Asian tapir
- Tetracerus quadricornis, the chousingha
- Vulpes bengalensis, the Indian fox
- Who are Missing?
- Concluding Remarks
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index.