Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology
by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri | 2018 | 90,477 words
This page relates 鈥楲ower Krishna Valley (29): Vijayakeladri鈥� of the study on Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology, including museum exhibitions of the major archeological antiquities. These pages show how the Buddhist establishment of Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) survived from 4th century BCE to 14th century CE. It includes references and translations of episodes of Buddha鈥檚 life drawn from the Avadanas and Jatakas which are illustrated in Amaravati art.
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Lower K峁涐梗峁嚹� Valley (29): Vijayakeladri
Vijayakeladri is located in the K峁泂h峁嚹� district. A minor excavation was conducted on Vijayakeladri hill at Sitanagarm near Vijayawa岣峚 to expose Buddhist remains. The site is badly destroyed and is strewn with ancient brick bats and stone rubble. But no brick construction was seen. Three places were excavated: -1) spherical mound, 2) small cistern and 3) flat surface[1].
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Ramalakshman, A (ed), 2002, 鈥楨xcavations 1990-91鈥�, Op.cit, p 36.