Āmalakas

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Components (Hierarchy Name) > components (objects) > <components by specific context> > architectural elements > <architectural elements by building type> > religious building fixtures > [-] > Hindu religious building fixtures

Descripción

Flat, or disc-shaped, serrated or fluted stones placed at the summit of North Indian Hindu temples, as a repeating motif in these superstructures or in other contexts. The shape is derived from the Indian fruit amla or myrobalan.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300266126

Otros términos

  • āmalaka's [nl]
  • āmalaka [en]
  • amalaka [hi]