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1980, pl. 25”, Ray & alii 1986, fig. 167), although found in the region, shares its composition with the
8th c. cast images from North Bengal.
26. Debala Mitra, Bronzes from Bangladesh: a study of Buddhist images from District Chittagong, (Delhi
1982) & Asok K. Bhattacharya, Jhewari Bronze Buddhas, A Study in History and Style, (Calcutta
1989); Huntington 1984, figs 256-62; Ray & alii, figs 214-31; Shamsul Alam 1985, fig. 29; Mitra
1979, figs 28, 85-88, 91-92.
27. Huntington 1984, fig. 280; Ray & alii 1986, figs 261, 272; Bhattasali 1929, pls XXIX, L-a.
28. Bautze 1995; Enamul Haque, Chandraketugarh: A Treasure-House of Bengal Terracottas, (Dhaka
2001); Shyamalkanti Chakravarti, Bengal Terracottas in the Indian Museum, (Calcutta1998): for a
catalogue of Bengal terracottas preserved in the Indian Museum, Kolkata. Another site near
Mahasthan, Mangalkot, has yielded an extremely large collection of “snake-deities”, belonging
probably also to the 6th c.
29. Asher 1980, pl. 41 & p. 34; Gill 2002, fig. 5, p. 55 & note 38 for further references. Two medallions
from the site belong to the same period: Saraswati 1962, fig.45.
30. See Gouriswar Bhattacharya, and Pratapaditya Pal 1991. “Early Ramayana Reliefs from Bangladesh,”
Orientations 22/8: 57-62 (and their p. 62 for further references). See also Gautam Sengupta, 1992,
‘Pâla Period Terracotta Finds from North Bengal,’ Pratna Samiksha 1: 183-90 for a presentation of
sites having yielded terracottas in North Bengal.
31. To be mentioned are: 1) a capital from Sonarang, Dhaka District, including an image of Vishnu, seated
(Bhattasali 1929, pl. LXXIV & p. 228; Kalyan Kumar Dasgupta, Wood Carvings of Eastern India,
Calcutta 1990, pl. 22); 2) two pillars, from Rampal, Dhaka District (Bhattasali 1929, pl. LXXVII-
LXXVIII & pp. 273-4; Dasgupta 1990, pls 27-28, 29 & 31); 3) a panel with niche adorned with a
woman, found at the North Kazi Qasba, Dhaka (Dasgupta 1990, pl. 16; Biswas 1995, pl. 48); 4) a
similar panel with a man from Vikrampur (Enamul Haque, Treasures in the Dacca Museum, Part One,
Sculptures & Architectural Pieces, Dacca 1963, p. 13); 5) a lintel found in Vikrampur (Bhattasali
1929, p. 274). Beside these architectural elements, three iconic sculptures are known, showing
respectively Vishnu (Bhattasali 1929, pl. XXVIII & pp. 82-83), Garuda (Bhattasali 1929, pl. XLI &
p.109; Biswas 1995, pl.49) and Avalokiteshvara (Haque 1963, pp. 12 & 17). See Dasgupta 1990, pp.
49-80, in particularly pp. 51-54, 65-66 & Biswas 1995, pp. 46-47.
32. See ‘Woodwork’ chapter of this book for detailed descussion
33. S.K.Saraswati, Early Sculptures of Bengal, (Calcutta 1962), 91.
34. Md. Hafizullah Khan, Terracotta Decoration on Muslim Architecture, (Dhaka 1988), 91.
35. Ibid., 100-102
36. A.H.Dani, Muslim Architecture of Bengal, (Dhaka 1961), 68-69.
37. Hafizullah Khan, op.cit, 159.
38. Zulekha Haque, Terracotta Decorations of Late Mediaeval Bengal : Portrayal of a Society, (Dhaka
1980), 24.
39. Loc.cit.
40. D. McCutchion, Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, (Calcutta 1972), 5.
41. Zulekha Haque, op.cit.
42. R.Sanyal, “Social Aspect of temple building in Bengal,” Man In India, Vol. LXVIII, 1969, no.3, 201-219.
43. David McCutchion, “Banglar Poramatir Mandir”, Sampratik, Jyaishta-Bhadra, ( Calcutta 1971), 1.
44. S.Mitra, Hoogly Jelar Deva-Deul, (Calcutta 1971), 16.
45. Mukul Dey, Birbhum Terracottas, (N.Delhi 1959), 8.
46. Zulekha Haque, Terracotta Temples of Bengal, (Calcutta 1995), 71-73.