Hero stones near a Bhil village

These are hero stones, sculpted with figures on horses carrying spears, which were common throughout Bhil country, and elsewhere in rural India. Often, they represent deified humans.

Full title: Hero stones near a Bhil village [electronic resource].
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Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1953.
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Summary: These are hero stones, sculpted with figures on horses carrying spears, which were common throughout Bhil country, and elsewhere in rural India. Often, they represent deified humans.
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1953.
Subjects:
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
ASC.
REGIONS.
FORMATS.
PHOTOS.
RSEA.
FURER.
ILOA.
Access: © 1953, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs.
Place of Publication: India -- Gujarat -- Dang District -- Galkund.