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JrNE, 1875.] SCULPTURE OF THE CAVE AT LOXAd, TALUKA BHHVANDi. 166 SCULPTURE OF THE CAVE AT LONAD, TALUKA BHTWANHi. BY W. F. SLN T CLAIfi, Bo. C.S. The frieze is divided into compartments of irregular size by little pilasters with a capital like a mushroom, and rectangular block for an abacus. No. 1, nest the well, contains a man seated on a square throne, left leg curled in front of him, left hand resting on left knee. Right hand raised, as if to enforce his discourse, holds a fruit or flower (lotus?). Woman standing to his right, two destroyed figures to left. No. 2. Elephant sudden by two small figures charging four large ones, the latter as tall as the elephant. One is running away, and the ele- phant drives his tusk into him. The other three, though unarmed, show fight. The head of a 5th (?) shows over the elephant's. No, 3. A tree; then elephant unridden and apparently in good temper. "A man standing with his bnck to the elephant is showing some- thing to another with an umbrella over his shoulder. Behind this last two others take an interest in the proceedings ; one of these leads a chil. I. No. 4. Man seated on throne, like No. 1 : hia footstool resembles those in front of the centre door of the cave. On his right, woman with rjiaun. At his left, five standing and five seated figures, who seem to be listening to him. No. 5- Man with chtin.n or weapon (r) over his right shoulder, then one who with his left leads, and with his right points to, a child. Behind the child a fourth figure seems to be bless- ing him, with both hands clasped and raised over the child's head. Then two in a two- wheeled horse-chariot going away from these, and one who seems to stop them. No. 6. Chariot as in No. 5. In front of it a single horseman ; then four figures running toge- ther as if to get a fifth, a child, out of the way. No. 7. Five men and two women standing ; in front of them two children together and two separate. No. 8. Three upright figures; at their feet two children. Then two figures on thrones : that, to (their) left bearded (?). Two more up right figures ; then two squatting, their right hands. Forest in background (?). No. 0. Standing figure leaning on stall" or lance. Then a foot of sculpture destroyed ; next a cross-legged figure sitting on the " ground ; to hie left two men, a child, and a woman, the leaning against a pillar holding up her left leg in her left hand. She has long hair down her back. No. 10. Seems to have been like No. 4, but is much mutilated. After it ten or twelve feet of carving are gone altogether. No. 11. Spearman (?) as in No. 9; then a group of a dozen figures attending on a lady who sits on a throne, her left leg curled under her ; right foot on throne and right knee raised. Below the throne a figure sitting cross-legged. No. 12. Spearman (thoarpM T) as in N and 11. Next him a throned figure ; then sitting on the ground cross-legged; then an- other throned figure with footstool as in No. 4 ; to his left another on the ground ; the next in- distinct. No. 13. Spearman again ; next him a woman sitting on the ground scratching her posteriors ; then the man on throne with footstool ; to his left one sitting on the ground j others indistinct. No. 14. Naked lady lying on couch surrouud- c I by her maids ; she leans her head on rigfal hand ; the left is thrown over her belly. She not seem to be sick, like the lady in the Ajanta fresco. A child is seated near her. No. 15. The man on the throne attended by ten men standing, who have nearly all staves or spears; but one to his left has a sword (?) over his shoulder. To the right of the throne four children seated ; to its left a child who dt A another running away j beyond them a seventh child seated. No. 16. Man and woman on two thrones at- tended by five standing women ; one child seated. No. 1 7. This is the large group opposite the well. There are twenty figures altogether ; the chief is a man sitting upon a throne with egg-cup-shaped footstool ; ho does not use it, bat has his right foot npon the throne ; while the left rests upon the right knee and left hand of a woman squatting below him. To his right a woman with a ehauri, to hers two holding up a melon (?), and to theirs one man standing, below him two men seated; to the left of the