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Source Image: PR944_01_15 of Mahabalipuram workshops
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Description
Roughed-out statue from Mahabalipuram.
Monument
Mahabalipuram workshops
Monument Type
Statuary
Material(s)
Granite
(Visual identification)
Date
bc
None
Collections
India
Location
Current Location
Mahabalipuram
Evidence for working practices
1. Toolmarks
Process
Roughing-out
Tool
Point
Method
Angle: Steep (60-70°)
Force: Gentle
Description
The statue has been partially roughed-out with the point. The parallel lines of toolmarks show that the tool was being used quite carefully. Similar marks are rarely ever found on granite carvings in the West.
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