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Memoirs of the Archæological Survey of India. Talamana or Iconometry Being a Concise Account of the Measurements of Hindu Images as Given in the Aagamas and Other Authoritative Works with Illutrative Drawings

1920

The length of the elbow. The length of the fozearm The length of the palm of the hand from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger. [...] The width at the elbow. The width of the forearm The width at the wrist. The length of the palm of the hand minus the fingers. [...] The length of the middle finger The length of the ring-finger. The length of the forefinger. The length of the little finger. [...] The width of the same at its middle The width of the same near the wrist The length of the space between the root of the thumb and the root of the forefinger. [...] The length of the hole of the nostril. The breadth of the same The neisiket.puta should resemble the seed of the long bean and the shape of the nose should be like that of the flower of sesamum.
anthropology archaeology
Pages
98
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100116
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iv T.A. Rao view
A General Introduction to Talamana
35-43 T.A. Rao view
The Uttatna-Dasa-Tala Measure
44-58 T.A. Rao view
Madhyama-Dasa-Tala
58-68 T.A. Rao view
Dasa-Tala According to the Sukraniti
68-69 T.A. Rao view
Adhama-Dasa-Tala
69-76 T.A. Rao view
Measurement of Images According to the Brihat-Samhita
77-80 T.A. Rao view
Uttama-Nava-Tala Measure
81-90 T.A. Rao view
Nava-Tala Measure According to the Sukraniti
90-94 T.A. Rao view
Adhama-Nava-Tala
95-95 T.A. Rao view
Uttama-Ashta-Tala Measure
96-96 T.A. Rao view
Madhyama-Ashta-Tala Measure
97-97 T.A. Rao view
Ashta-Tala According to the Sukraniti
97-97 T.A. Rao view
Uttama-Sapta-Tala Measure
98-98 T.A. Rao view
Sapta-Tala Measure According to the Sukraniti
98-99 T.A. Rao view
Shat-Tala Measure
100-100 T.A. Rao view
Pancha-Tala Measure
101-104 T.A. Rao view
Uttama-Chatus-Tala Measure
104-106 T.A. Rao view
Madhyama-Chatus-Tala Measure
106-106 T.A. Rao view
Abhanga Samabhanga and Atibhanga
107-112 T.A. Rao view
A Glossary of Terms Occurring in the Descriptions of the Talamanas
113-115 T.A. Rao view
Backmatter
i-v T.A. Rao view

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