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Itkhori: A Sculptural and Architectural Complex in the Chhotanagpur Plateau (7th-13th Centuries CE)

 
R K Chattopadhyay (Author) Prof Dilip K Chakrabarti (Foroward) Swati Ray (Author)
Synopsis

One of the features of the Post-Gupta development is the proliferation of ritual centres of various sizes, which are mostly accompanied by sculptural and architectural remains. These features can be observed in varying degrees all over the subcontinent. The current level of documentation of all these sites leaves much to be desired.The book on Itkhori at the north western edge of the Chhotanagpur plateau is a significant exception in this regard. Itkhori is still a living site. The authors have studied the site in detail, placing it in the context of a regional development beginning with the Chalcolithic and later Black-and-Red Ware culture. The Itkhori mound and the mounds nearby are on a much grander scale, the entire area being full of sculptural and architectural remains. The strength of the book is that it has attempted a thorough documentation of what is available at the site, putting together, among others, a catalogue of about five hundred sculptures and architectural members with all their iconographic details and explanations. This catalogue is by itself a formidable academic achievement. This work is a scholarly effort on this scale has yet been attempted in the archaeology of eastern India after Debala Mitra’s report on Ratnagiri excavation. This is a model which should be followed in the case of major and minor ritual centres all over India.

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About the author

Swati Ray

Swati Ray, Ph.D (b. 1964) did her M.A. with distinction. She teaches also in the Department of Museology, University of Calcutta as a guest lecturer. She was a Research Fellow at the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, prior to her joining the University. Dr. Ray's command over French, Russian and Spanish is considerable. An accomplished pianist, she has been certified by The Royal School of Music, London. Presently, Dr. Ray is teaching in the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, University of Calcutta, Kolkata.

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Bibliographic information

Title Itkhori: A Sculptural and Architectural Complex in the Chhotanagpur Plateau (7th-13th Centuries CE)
Format Hardcover
Date published: 30.08.2019
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Kaveri Books
Language: English
isbn 9788174792259
length xxxvii+307p.