The Alampur museum was established in the year 1952. The museum is neighbored by the popular Nava Brahma temples where over 124 stones sculptures and 26 inscriptional slabs are on display including 64 loose sculptures. The time of these sculptures goes from sixth to sixteenth Century AD and they belong to Kakatiyas, Chalukyas, and Vijayanagara dynasties. The Alampur gallery is famous for its huge and varied collection of sculptures that are organized in a major corridor. The collections on display have many beautiful pieces, a few of them in cleaned black stone that show that these are from the eleventh century Kakatiyas.[4]
The collectionedit
It has a collection of large and varied sculptures. Most of the specimens are from the 7th century Chalukya period and some of the stones are from the 12th century Kakatiya period. It contains the images of Shiva with Asthadigpalakas and ceilings of Kakatiyas with the image of Nataraja along with the Nandi facing it.
Further readingedit
Kala, Jayantika (1988). Epic scenes in Indian plastic art. New Delhi: Abhinav Publications. ISBN9788170172284.
Sajnani, Manohar (2001). Encyclopaedia of tourism resources in India. New Delhi: Kalpaz Pub. ISBN9788178350189.
Stietencron, Heinrich von (2005). Hindu myth, Hindu history, religion, art, and politics. Delhi: Permanent Black. ISBN9788178241227.
Ludvik, Catherine (2007). Sarasvatī : riverine goddess of knowledge : from the manuscript-carrying vīṇā-player to the weapon-wielding defender of the Dharma. Leiden: Brill. ISBN9789004158146.
Referencesedit
^Kala, Jayantika (1988). Epic Scenes in Indian Plastic Art. Abhinav Publications. ISBN978-81-7017-228-4.
^. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
^Ludvík, Catherine (2007). Sarasvatī, Riverine Goddess of Knowledge: From the Manuscript-carrying Vīṇā-player to the Weapon-wielding Defender of the Dharma. BRILL. ISBN978-90-04-15814-6.
alampur, museum, 8776398, 134898, 8776398, 134898, locationalampur, telangana, india, alampur, museum, museum, located, historical, temple, town, alampur, mahbubnagar, telangana, situated, navabrahma, temples, maintained, archaeological, survey, india, content. 15 52 40 N 78 08 06 E 15 8776398 N 78 134898 E 15 8776398 78 134898 Alampur MuseumLocationAlampur Telangana India Alampur ASI Museum is a museum located in the historical temple town of Alampur Mahbubnagar in Telangana 1 2 Situated at the Navabrahma Temples it is maintained by Archaeological Survey of India 3 Contents 1 History 2 The collection 3 Further reading 4 ReferencesHistory editThe Alampur museum was established in the year 1952 The museum is neighbored by the popular Nava Brahma temples where over 124 stones sculptures and 26 inscriptional slabs are on display including 64 loose sculptures The time of these sculptures goes from sixth to sixteenth Century AD and they belong to Kakatiyas Chalukyas and Vijayanagara dynasties The Alampur gallery is famous for its huge and varied collection of sculptures that are organized in a major corridor The collections on display have many beautiful pieces a few of them in cleaned black stone that show that these are from the eleventh century Kakatiyas 4 The collection editIt has a collection of large and varied sculptures Most of the specimens are from the 7th century Chalukya period and some of the stones are from the 12th century Kakatiya period It contains the images of Shiva with Asthadigpalakas and ceilings of Kakatiyas with the image of Nataraja along with the Nandi facing it Further reading editKala Jayantika 1988 Epic scenes in Indian plastic art New Delhi Abhinav Publications ISBN 9788170172284 Sajnani Manohar 2001 Encyclopaedia of tourism resources in India New Delhi Kalpaz Pub ISBN 9788178350189 Stietencron Heinrich von 2005 Hindu myth Hindu history religion art and politics Delhi Permanent Black ISBN 9788178241227 Ludvik Catherine 2007 Sarasvati riverine goddess of knowledge from the manuscript carrying viṇa player to the weapon wielding defender of the Dharma Leiden Brill ISBN 9789004158146 References edit Kala Jayantika 1988 Epic Scenes in Indian Plastic Art Abhinav Publications ISBN 978 81 7017 228 4 ASI Museum Alampur Archived from the original on 16 December 2014 Retrieved 16 December 2014 Ludvik Catherine 2007 Sarasvati Riverine Goddess of Knowledge From the Manuscript carrying Viṇa player to the Weapon wielding Defender of the Dharma BRILL ISBN 978 90 04 15814 6 Alampur Site Museum nbsp This article related to a museum in India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alampur Museum amp oldid 1187651337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
