File:Bharhut Pillar Capital.jpg
The capital has a trapeizoid shape and is decorated on all sides. It has many similarities with other Indian and Hellenistic capitals.
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Extrapolated restoration.
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To be compared with anta capital design at the Erechtheum.
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Or the Pataliputra capital
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Occurence of "step pyramid" capital on a Sunga relief at Sanchi.
1897 photograph. Public Domain.
Leiden University Library | |||
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Native name | Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden | ||
Parent institution | Leiden University | ||
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Coordinates | 52° 09′ 27″ N, 4° 28′ 52″ E | ||
Established | 1575 | ||
Website | bibliotheek.universiteitleiden.nl | ||
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Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies | |||
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Native name | Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde / Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) | ||
Parent institution | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | ||
Location | |||
Coordinates | 52° 09′ 30″ N, 4° 28′ 57″ E | ||
Established | 1851 | ||
Website | kitlv.nl | ||
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