Art, Sculpture & Rock Art
Kailasa Temple, Ellora
8th c. CERashtrakuta-era artisansEllora Cave 16Maharashtra
701 CE
The largest monolithic rock-cut temple, carved top-down from a single basalt cliff.
- Dated
- 701–800 CE
- As scholars put it
- 8th c. CE
- Originator
- Rashtrakuta-era artisans
- Source text
- Ellora Cave 16
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Discipline
- Art, Sculpture & Rock Art
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
An engineering-scale sculptural feat unmatched elsewhere.
Fair to say
Estimates of the rock removed are approximate.
Path to modern innovation
A staggering demonstration of subtractive stone architecture.
Transmission
Commissioned under the Rashtrakutas.
References
- 1ASI
- 2art-historical studies
Further reading
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