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Art. V.—On the Age of the Ajantá Caves.1
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 March 2011
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In a paper published in volume xlvii. of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, I attempted to identify the nationality of some foreign figures depicted in the rock-cut caves at Ajantá. The conclusions I arrived at were:—
1st. That the figures with long flowing coats and sugarloaf hats in one of the pictures were Persians.
2nd. That the principal personages in three “Drinking scenes” were Bactrians.
3rd. That the scenes represented phases of Indian life from 1800 to 2000 years ago.
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