The Nimbus in India up to the Gupta Period

Claudine Bautze-Picron (1)

1 Mondes Iranien et Indien - UMR 7528

Considers the circular ornamentation carved behind the head of various types of characters, human and divine, which appears in a Buddhist context from the 1st c. BC and onwards. Studies its composition, i.e. pearls, flames, etc.

Mots clés: Buddhist art; nimbus; aura; India; Pakistan; South Asia

Domaines: Art et histoire de l'art; Religions

Claudine Bautze-Picron. The Nimbus in India up to the Gupta Period. Silk Road Art and Archaeology, 1990, I, pp.81-97. ⟨hal-00549689⟩