Rock Shelter 11

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The Art of Rock Paintings

Rock Shelter 11

This enormous shelter with ceiling about 5.6 meters high displays numerous figures of humans and animals. The vertical wall forming a depression inside the shelter exhibits a painting of a buffalo with large horns. A galloping nilgai is depicted to its right. A beautiful illustration of four fleeing doe in a vertical row is made in such manner that it makes an impression of being driven down from a high cliff. A man carrying a bow and sling shown in red color can be seen below. A cluster of 38 animals with main figure of a buffalo; around which langurs, chinkara and chital can be seen frolicking. Various postures and color fillings on the bodies of animals can be noticed in this particular shelter.

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