Nimbu_Bhoj_cave,_harper.jpg


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English: Digital rendering of Bronze age cave painting. Original art in Nimbu bhoj cave near Pachmarhi , India. [1] In at least one reference, the nearest town given was mistakenly given as Bhimbetka [2] another set of cave shelters with ancient artwork. Dots above the resonator on box may be to indicate sound (not my idea, but I don't know who to credit it to.)
Date 2nd millenium B.C. - 1st millenium B.C.
Source Own work
Author Jacqke
  1. Nimbu bhoj . Government of India, National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) . "State राज्य: Madhya Pradesh, District जिला: Hoshangabad, Sub District उप-जिला: Pipariya...Bus Station बस स्टैंड: Pachmarhi"
  2. Meshkeris, Veronika (2000) "Musical Phenomena of Convergency in Eurasian Rock Art" in Studien zur Musikarchäologie I. Saiteninstrumente im archäologischen Kontext , Orient-Archäologie, Band 6 (Orient Department of the German Archaeological Institute , Berlin), Verlag Marie Leidorf, pp. 75, 83 "plate VII, figure 7 / Then, in the late Bronze Age and Iron Age (2nd-1st mill. B.C.) the attention of the painters shifted from imaginary images to ritual participants...development of musical culture is confirmed by the appearance of different musical instruments...the bowed harp and hourglass drum (Plate VII, 5-7, India)..."

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Bhimbetka cave, harper

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