CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Subject: Jewelry Box. Metal jewelry boxes made from the dhokra technique served the purpose of storing jewelry. This box is in the shape of a janhi or bitter gourd. Dhokra is a craft made by the lost-wax casting technique in which a molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created by means of a wax model.

Subject: Central axis (east-west) with adjacent shops and houses leading to the Western Gateway (Lahori Darwaza)

Subject: Central axis (east-west) with adjacent shops and houses leading to the Western Gateway (Lahori Darwaza)

Subject: Jewelry Box. Metal jewelry boxes made from the dhokra technique served the purpose of storing jewelry. This box is in the shape of a janhi or bitter gourd. Dhokra is a craft made by the lost-wax casting technique in which a molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created by means of a wax model.

Subject: Kansa Thali (Plate). Kansa is a form of bronze made from copper and tin. Cooking utensils made from kansa are regarded as consecrated and used for a variety of rituals in Odisha. Kitchenware like kansa thalis (plates) for eating and serving food are common items.

Subject: Kansa Thali (Plate). Kansa is a form of bronze made from copper and tin. Cooking utensils made from kansa are regarded as consecrated and used for a variety of rituals in Odisha. Kitchenware like kansa thalis (plates) for eating and serving food are common items.

Subject: Terrace above the first floor of the Eastern Gateway (Delhi Darwaza), with octagonal canopy over the northeast engaged turret

Subject: View of the left side of the west facade of the Eastern Gateway (Delhi Darwaza)

Subject: View of the left side of the west facade of the Eastern Gateway (Delhi Darwaza)

Subject: View of the left side of the west facade of the Eastern Gateway (Delhi Darwaza)

Subject: View of the right side of the west facade of the Eastern Gateway (Delhi Darwaza)

Subject: View of the right side of the west facade of the Eastern Gateway (Delhi Darwaza)

Subject: Votive Horse. The offering of votive horses and elephants to the village deities is a common phenomenon of rural Odisha. Such sculptures are made as offerings to a deity and left untended where they are placed, under a tree, near a pond or river, or in a grove. They accumulate, they decompose, and others take their place. The seven pieces of the horse are made separately on the wheel and then joined together adding the molded ears and tail.

Subject: Votive Horse. The offering of votive horses and elephants to the village deities is a common phenomenon of rural Odisha. Such sculptures are made as offerings to a deity and left untended where they are placed, under a tree, near a pond or river, or in a grove. They accumulate, they decompose, and others take their place. The seven pieces of the horse are made separately on the wheel and then joined together adding the molded ears and tail.

Subject: Votive Horse. The offering of votive horses and elephants to the village deities is a common phenomenon of rural Odisha. Such sculptures are made as offerings to a deity and left untended where they are placed, under a tree, near a pond or river, or in a grove. They accumulate, they decompose, and others take their place. The seven pieces of the horse are made separately on the wheel and then joined together adding the molded ears and tail.

Subject: Votive Horse. The offering of votive horses and elephants to the village deities is a common phenomenon of rural Odisha. Such sculptures are made as offerings to a deity and left untended where they are placed, under a tree, near a pond or river, or in a grove. They accumulate, they decompose, and others take their place. The seven pieces of the horse are made separately on the wheel and then joined together adding the molded ears and tail.

Subject: Detailed view of the Eastern Gateway (Delhi Darwaza), arched alcove along with sunken panels on the right side

Subject: Detail of lower right section of the east facade of the Eastern Gateway (Delhi Darwaza) with balcony, arched alcove and sunken panels on the engaged turret

Subject: Right side of the east facade of the Eastern Gateway (Delhi Darwaza) with engaged octagonal northeast turret

Subject: Dolls. Lac comes from an insect’s resinous secretion. Terracotta and wooden items are coated with lacquer to produce utility or decorative items. A pair comprising of male and female dolls known as joukandhei is a part of the tribal ritual of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha but now most such dolls continue on their traditional form and are used for decorative purposes rather than the original purpose for which they were meant.

Subject: Dolls. Lac comes from an insect’s resinous secretion. Terracotta and wooden items are coated with lacquer to produce utility or decorative items. A pair comprising of male and female dolls known as joukandhei is a part of the tribal ritual of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha but now most such dolls continue on their traditional form and are used for decorative purposes rather than the original purpose for which they were meant.

Subject: Kansa Thali (Plate). Kansa is a form of bronze made from copper and tin. Cooking utensils made from kansa are regarded as consecrated and used for a variety of rituals in Odisha. Kitchenware like kansa thalis (plates) for eating and serving food are common items.

Subject: Dolls. Lac comes from an insect’s resinous secretion. Terracotta and wooden items are coated with lacquer to produce utility or decorative items. A pair comprising of male and female dolls known as joukandhei is a part of the tribal ritual of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha but now most such dolls continue on their traditional form and are used for decorative purposes rather than the original purpose for which they were meant.

Subject: Kansa Thali (Plate). Kansa is a form of bronze made from copper and tin. Cooking utensils made from kansa are regarded as consecrated and used for a variety of rituals in Odisha. Kitchenware like kansa thalis (plates) for eating and serving food are common items.