Early Caves of Maharashtra--A Cultural Study/Pradip Shaligram Meshram. 1991, vi, 172 p., 19 plates.
Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Historical and geographical background. 3. Architecture. 4. Costumes and footwear. 5. Coiffures and head-dresses. 6. Personal ornaments. 7. Domestic vessels and other household articles. 8. Furniture. 9. Arms and armour. 10. Musical instruments. 11. Conveyances. 12. Royal insignia. 13. Flora and fauna. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index.
"In this volume entitled Early caves of Maharashtra: A cultural study one finds a picturesque panorama of life in the innumerable early sculptures and paintings of Maharashtra. They had close connections with everyday life of society.
"The detailed account of different items of rich material culture of the society depicted in the early sculptures and paintings shows how important they were in the reconstruction of the life of the people during the second century B.C. to the third century A.D." (jacket)
[Pradip S. Meshram also wrote Dictionary of Archaeology.]