Download or read book Art motifs on Ancient Indian Coins written by Prashant Srivastava and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary purpose of a coin is to facilitate economic transactions. At times, skilled artists were engaged to prepare dies and casts for manufactur¬ing coins, and some of their creations can be classed as ob..icts d'art. The present monograph is an attempt to study the art motifs on the coins of India from the earliest times to c 650 AD. An Introduction in the beginning presents the features of art in ancient Indian coinage. The device of the royal hunt, so popular on Imperial Gupta coins, has been taken up in an Appendix to the Introduction. Some beautifully struck coins, which may be termed as masterpieces of ancient Indian numismatic art, have been illustrated, described and commented upon.

Download or read book A Dictionary of Divinities and Their Symbols on Ancient Indian Coins written by Prashant Srivastava and published by WebGuruCool. This book was released on 2022-11-27 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the very outset, I wish to clarify that this is not a new work : This WebGuruCool Indological Studies 3 incorporates parts of my work, Encyclopaedia of Indian Coins (Ancient Coins of Northern India up to c 650 AD), a two-volume set, published by Agam Kala Prakashan, Delhi, in 2012. The main object behind undertaking this publication is to make information about the divinities and their symbols, appearing on ancient Indian coins, available to students, who may be interested, but are unable to access the Encyclopaedia. On a more selfish note, it is a sort of an advertisement for the Encyclopaedia. It is hoped that a perusal of this WebGuruCool Indological Studies 3 may whet the appetite of the readers for the Encyclopaedia. For a brief survey of ancient Indian coinage system, I would refer the reader to the Introduction of my Encyclopaedia of Indian Coins (Ancient Coins of Northern India up to c 650 AD) 1, to my Gleanings in Ancient Indian Numismatics, and to my joint work with Professor K K Thaplyal, Coins of Ancient India. In the Dictionary proper, the divinites and their symbols, occurring on ancient Indian coins, have been arranged in an alphabetical order. The Select Bibliography begins at page number 195. I acknowledge, with a profound sense of gratitude, the inspiration I always receive from my Guru, Professor K K Thaplyal, and the warm support extended to me by my family, and extended family of students—Wife Dr Nidhi Srivastava, daughters Pratichi and Purvi, son-in-law Kumar Aishvarya, and students Dr Umesh Singh, Dr Jitesh Kumar Singh, Sushil Chand and Abhay Pratap Singh Rajawat. 27 November 2022. Prashant Srivastava.

Download or read book Early Indian Symbols written by Savita Sharma and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Numismatic Art of India written by Bratindra Nath Mukherjee and published by Munshirm Manoharlal Pub Pvt Limited. This book was released on 2007-11-30 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Numismatic Art of India Historical and aesthetic perspectives written by Bratindra Nath Mukherjee and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coins and Icons written by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coins of Ancient India from the Earliest Times Down to the Seventh Century A D written by Sir Alexander Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coinage in Ancient India written by Satya Prakash and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ancient Indian Coin and Their Technology written by Bhagirathi Prasad and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Religion and Iconography on Early Indian Coins written by Om Prakash Singh and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Indian Numismatics History Art and Culture written by David William MacDowall and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Treasury of Indian Coins written by Martha L. Carter and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles.

Download or read book Ancient Coins of India written by Roli Books Private, Limited and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *An exploration of one of the greatest collections of ancient Indian coins in the world, revealing secrets lost in history Through this book, the Hinduja Foundation provides valuable glimpses into the Lance Dane collection. This remarkable collection brings together 34,907 ancient Indian coins and other rare artifacts, donated to the Foundation by its eponymous owner. This book is part of an ongoing project developing the Hinduja Antiquity Collection. The collection aims to promote the advancement of knowledge and education about India's glorious history and culture, and to become a repository of other such collections, which the Foundation promises to look after, maintain, and exhibit in the years to come. This rare and unique collection of coins goes back three millennia, recording the monetary evolution of a highly developed ancient civilization. Kingdoms and Empires once stretched across India, boasting their own systems of justice and sound economic governance. The Hinduja Foundation are confident that this important collection will, over time, grow and develop into an unparalleled representation of India's ancient history, the significance of which will be acknowledged worldwide.

Download or read book Images Attributes Motifs written by Arundhati Banerji and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ancient Indian Coinage written by Rekha Jain and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Studies Ancient India S Monetary Economy In Terms Of Its Coinage Through Six Successive Periods From The Janapadas To The Pre-Medieval. It Establish Linkages Between The Ancient Coins And Their References In Ancient Texts.

Download or read book Beauty in Money written by S. Suresh and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art historical studies have hitherto been mostly confined to sculptures, paintings, furniture and jewellery. Boldly moving away from the conventional approach to the study of coins as mere economic entities, the present volume is the first systematic, comprehensive and analytical study of ancient Indian coins as objects of art. Coins, like historical monuments, sculptures and paintings, have a symbolic meaning behind the visual form and epitomise the socio-religious conditions and the art traditions in which they emerged. Focusing on the coins of south India, the study, combining empirical data with theoretical insights, explores the subtle interrelationships between the steady evolution of coinage and the simultaneous development of art in this region. Tracing thematic, iconographic and stylistic affinities between the art in coins and the art in stone, the study clearly reveals that as sculptural art was more pervasive than numismatic art, the latter recurrently felt the impact of the former. Often, the mint masters and coin makers, faithfully reproduced, on a miniature scale, specimens of sculpture and architecture on the coins. At the same time, coins too were rarely featured in other mediums of art. Probing the metallic composition and the process of production of the coins of different dynasties and periods, the present study also analyses the technical constraints of numismatic art. The volume includes an exhaustive corpus, prepared for the first time ever, of the symbols and devices on the coins of the major dynasties of ancient south India. The book will be of interest to archaeologists, numismatists, art historians and economic historians.

Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Indian Coins written by Prashant Srivastava and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the fact that coins form an important source of the history of ancient India; in fact, for certain periods, like those of the Indo-Greeks, the Saka-Pahlavas, and the Western Kshatrapas, monetary issues are almost the only source of our information.