On the Buddha image in inconography
The purpose of this essay is to focus on the early images of the Buddha figure and relate them with the origin and the rise of Buddhism in India.
On the Varaha image in iconography
This essay covers the story and the myth, told in the sacred Hindu texts, of the third reincarnation of Vishnu as a wild boar (Varaha) and of how in this form he rescued the Earth in the semblance of a Goddess from the bottom of the ocean.
On seals in inconography
The purpose of this essay is founded upon trying to find out and explain, by assimilation and by comparison, the particular meaning of some images that appear on the so-called Indus seals from the Early-Harappan-Mature-Harappan Transition during second and third millennia B.C.
On cultural heritage
This essay is a research about two main questions that are, I believe, at the heart of the understanding of some problematic issues regarding cultural heritage. One is an approach to better capture the position of the conservator, to discuss the implications of his job as a heritage professional. I will try to subordinate his role as a person who has technical skills and knowledge to operate on the restoration of tangible works of art…
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