Title:

Rock Paintings Ramchajja

Category:

Archaeology

Accession no.:

DOC-RA,RMC.2014,411

Location/ Provenance:

Ramchajja, Raisen Fort, Raisen Madhya Pradesh, Central India

Period:

Mesolithic

Description:

This exfoliated painted panel preserves a rare painted rock art manifestations that includes humans engaged in various activities as well as animals like cheetah, antelope, Indian striped hyena, deer, gaur all painted in vivid styles in red and  white colour. Possibly rhino and buffalo.

Keywords:

paintings , anthropomorphic , bi-chrome painting , deer , mesolithic , doe , linear designs , sambar , chital , animal herd , linear and curvilinear , animal , animals , stag , cheetah