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BEINGREPRODUCTIONS IN COLOUR AND MONOCHROME OF FRESCOES IN SOME OF

THE CAVES AT AJANTA AFTER COPIES TAKEN IN THE YEARS 1909-1911BY LADY HERRINGHAM AND HER ASSISTANTS

WITH INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS BY VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE

INDIA SOCIETY

HUMPHREY MILFORD OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESSLONDON EDINBURGH GLASGOW NEW YORK TORONTO MELBOURNE BOMBAY

A J A N T A FRESCOESBEING

REPRODUCTIONS IN COLOUR AND MONOCHROME OF FRESCOES IN SOME OF THE CAVES AT AJANTA

AFTER COPIES TAKEN IN THE YEARS i 9 0 9 - 1 9 1 1

BY LADY HERRINGHAM AND HER ASSISTANTS

WITH INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS BY VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE

INDIA SOCIETY

HUMPHREY MILFORD OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

LONDON EDINBURGH GLASGOW NEW YORK TORONTO

MELBOURNE BOMBAY

1915

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TOCOLONEL HIS HIGHNESS

ASAF JAH, m u z a f f a r u -l-m u lk \va l m a m a lik . NIZAMU-L-MULK. n iza m u -d -d a u l a . na w ab MIR

SIR 'USMAN 'ALl KHAN BAHADUR, FATH-JANG, G.C.S.I., NIZAM OF HAIDARABAD.

THIS VOLUME ISWITH HIS HIGHNESS'S PERMISSION

GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED.

PLATE I

( i )

PLATE II

(2) ( 3 )

PLATE III

( 4 )

PLATE IV

( 5 )

PLATE V

PLATE VI

( 7 ) (8 )

PLATE VII

(9 )

PLATE VIII

(10 )

PLATE IX

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PLATE X

( 12)

PLATE XI

(13)

PLATE XU

( 14 )

PLATE XIII

(15)

PLATE XIV

( 16)

PLATE XV

(17)

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PLATE XVI

(18 )

PLATE XVII

PLATE XVIII

( 22)

PLATE XXI

(23)

PLATE XXFI

(24)

PLATE XXIII

(25)

PLATE XXIV

PLATE XXV

(27) I

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PLATE XXVI

(28)

PLATE XXIX

PLATE XXX

PLATE XXXI

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(3.5)

(36)

PLATE XXXIV

( 37)

PLATE XXXV

( 39)

PLATE XXXVI

( 4 0 )

( 4 1)

PLATE XXXVII

( 4 3 ) ( 4 4 )

PLATE XXXVIII

(46 )

PLATE XXXIX

( 4 7 ) ( 4 8 )

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PLATE XLI

(55)

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