Iconography of Buddhist and Brahmanical Sculptures in the Dacca Museum
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-fifty2-008
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-50B2-008
- Author or attribution
- Nalini Kanta Bhattasali
- Record type
- Book
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 1929
- Source / repository
- Dacca: Rai S. N. Bhadra Bahadur, Honorary Secretary, Dacca Museum Committee
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- 50 Full-Text Sources — Batch 2, November 2026; Scholarship and historical studies
Description and curator notes
Foundational study of Bengal sculpture. Includes a dedicated illustrated Chamunda section beginning on printed p.207, tracing her origin in the Devi Mahatmya, varieties described in Sanskrit texts, and surviving museum images; also discusses Ugra-Tara and other Shakta forms.
Curator source KALI-50B2-008. Scholarship and historical studies. Export dated 5 November 2026.
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08 Iconography of Buddhist and Brahmanical Sculptures in the Dacca Museum
Nalini Kanta Bhattasali • 1929
Scholarly museum monograph • English
Dacca: Rai S. N. Bhadra Bahadur, Honorary Secretary, Dacca Museum Committee
Foundational study of Bengal sculpture. Includes a dedicated illustrated Chamunda section beginning on printed p.207, tracing her origin in the Devi Mahatmya, varieties described in Sanskrit texts, and surviving museum images; also discusses Ugra-Tara and other Shakta forms.
Access check: Complete 472-page IGNCA scan downloaded freely. Title, Chamunda section and image, index, final numbered text page and final plates visually inspected. An alternative damaged PDF was rejected.
Full text: https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/15293.pdf
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https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/15293.pdf: https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/15293.pdf
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Curator-reported free reading access, not a blanket republication licence. Follow the linked host's copyright and reuse conditions. No full source text is reproduced. Complete 472-page IGNCA scan downloaded freely. Title, Chamunda section and image, index, final numbered text page and final plates visually inspected. An alternative damaged PDF was rejected.
Citation
Nalini Kanta Bhattasali. Iconography of Buddhist and Brahmanical Sculptures in the Dacca Museum. Dacca: Rai S. N. Bhadra Bahadur, Honorary Secretary, Dacca Museum Committee. 1929. Scholarly museum monograph. https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/15293.pdf
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