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title: Murals of Ajanta Cave
author: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4144/murals-of-ajanta-cave/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Murals of Ajanta Cave
_Authored by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4144.jpg)
## Image Caption
Some of the finest works of art were created in the [Ajanta Caves](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/849/the-ajanta-caves/) (Maharashtra, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/)) between 2nd century BCE and 6th century CE. The walls of the cave are covered with murals like this. Apart from distinctive forms, clear lines and vivid tones the presence of perspective is notable. The scene is taken from one of the Jataka tales.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Dalbéra, J. (2015, October 27). Murals of Ajanta Cave. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Dalbéra, Jean-Pierre. "Murals of Ajanta Cave." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 27, 2015. .
### MLA
Dalbéra, Jean-Pierre. "Murals of Ajanta Cave." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Oct 2015, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalbera/16168913463/in/album-72157651307405885/) by **Jean-Pierre Dalbéra**. Submitted by [Dola RC](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/dolaraic/ "User Page: Dola RC"), published on 27 October 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.