TY - BOOK AU - Postel, M. and others AU - Mankodi, K. AU - Neven, A TI - Antiquities of Himachal U1 - 726.1 PY - 1985/// CY - Bombay PB - Project for Indian Cultural Studies KW - N1 - CONTENTS PART ONE : HISTORICAL IIntroduction 3 IIThe River Systems of Himachal 11 IIIA Historical Outline of Himachal Pradesh 17 IVTemple Architecture of Himachal 37 VSculpture of Himachal 59 PART TWO : BRASS ICONS IIntroductory Remarks 79 IIA - The Western Group (Ravi and Chenab) 83 IIIThe Early Classical Period (500 to 800 A.D.) 93 IVThe Kashmiri Period (8th to early 10th Century) 99 V The Pratihara Renewal (10th to 12th Century) 105 VIThe Post-Classical Period (13th to 20th Century) 113 VIIMetal Torsos in Chamba 123 VIIIB - The Eastern Group (Middle Sutlej) 127 IX The Eastern Group (Contd.) 137 XC - The Central Group (Beas) 151 XID - The Cis-Sutlej Group 163 XIIThe Modern Phase in Eastern H. P. (16th to 20th Century) 171 PART THREE : MOHRAS XIIIMohras from the Sutlej and Beas 179 XIVEarliest and Classical Evidence (6th to 12th Century) 185 XV The Later Classical Groups (12th to 13th Century) 191 XVIThe Folkish Group (12th to 14th Century) 205 XVII Embossed Mohras 221 XVIIIFake or Genuine Workmanship? 235 PART FOUR : INSCRIPTIONS Inscriptions 249 Appendix A - An Inscribed Metal Mask, by H. C. Shuttleworth 263 Appendix B - Record of a Tour in the Sutlej Valley, by O. C. Sud 266 Appendix C - A Mountain Sacrifice, by H. C. Shuttleworth 279 Appendix D - Extracts from Our Own Tour Reports 284 Epigraphical Charts 308 Bibliography 316 Glossary 317 Index 319 Acknowledgements 327 Map ER -