Why Label Them?
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This article investigates the little understood practice of inscribing early Hindu temple reliefs with labels. A close reading is conducted of the iconography and formal qualities of a group of seventh-century terracotta panels from Palāsbāḍī (Bogura District, Bangladesh) depicting lively scenes from the epic Rāmāyaṇa, thus allowing us to identify the various purposes and uses of the labels attached to the imagery. The article concludes that the interplay of word and image acts to enhance both media.
Source: Textual Cultures
Author: Laxshmi Rose Greaves
Institution: Cardiff University
Language: English
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407983372