About the Book
Satavahanas who ruled Deccan for a long time during
the early centuries of Christian era brought consolidation in many spheres.
Terracotta art flourished during that period was unsurpassed. There was a
spectacular and unprecedented growth of terracotta industry during that period
not only due to artistic taste of the people but also due to great demand from
the maritime trade from the western world. This period is specially marked by
its creative activity in adopting new techniques in manufacturing of terracotta
by adopting double moulds. In fact, terracottas of Satavahana period can
‘easily be distinguished by a common factor of theme, form and style’.
In this endeavour, the author
studied a large number of individual excavation reports of Satavahana sites. He
has covered six states viz., Maharastra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,
Tamilnadu and Madhya Pradesh where traces of Satavahana culture existed. Also
visited many museums in some of these states. The author has revised the title
as “Terracotta Art of Satavahanas’ after incorporating the material from the
above states. He tried to compile and interpret the material in a consolidated
manner for the first time as no effort was made by any scholar earlier in this
regard to glance through the material comprehensively at one place. Useful to
the scholars as well as researchers.
About the
Author
Boddanapalli Siva Rajendra Babu (b. 1947) took his
M.A degree in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology from the Andhra Uni-versity,
Waltair in 1970. The Mysore University awarded him the degree of Ph.D in 1994
for his thesis “Material Culture of Andhradesa (Satavahana‑ Ikshvaku Times)” He
was awarded Post‑Graduate Diploma in Archa-eolog from the School of
Archaeology, Archaeological Survey of India in 1978.
In 1971, he joined the
Archaeo-logical Survey of India and served in various capacities till he joined
Delhi Administration in 1986 and retired in 2007 as Deputy Director. The author
received post‑doctoral fellowship from the Indian Council of Historical
Research, New Delhi during the years 2010‑11 on the subject “Art of clay
modelling in Deccan during early historic period under Satavahanas”
During his tenure under Delhi
Government, he excavated three sites in Delhi. Study of material remains from
these excavations pushed back the history of Delhi to the Protohistoric
period. At present he is working on “Stucco Art in South India” and
“Archaeology of Krishna‑ Tungabhadra Valley”.
Publisher | |
Publication | Bharatiya Kala Prakashan |
Authors | |
Author | Dr. B.S. Rajendra Babu |
Features | |
ISBN10 | 8180904059 |
ISBN13 | 9788180904059 |
Language | English |
Pages | pp. 117, Illus., Plate 32, Index |
Edition | 1st |
Year | 2019 |
Binding | Hardcover |
Size | 7.25" x 9.75" |
Processor | |
Content List | Preface, Acknowledgement, List of Plates, 1. Introduction, 2. Historical Background, 3. Explored and Excavated Sites (Satavahana Sites Connected with Terracotta Art), 4. Techniques of Terracotta Manufacturing, 5. Clasification of Terracotta Figurines, 6. Dress and Ornaments, 7. Items Related to Economic Activity , 8. Roman Influence on Clay Modelling, 9. Epilogue, Plates, Select Bibliography, |
Terracotta Art of Satavahana
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