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In ifs arrangemeni, fhe Vienna catalogue closely follows that
drawn up by Klaus Fischer and K. N. Puri for the exhibifion in fhe
Villa Hügel in Essen. The numbering ol fhe exhibifs has nof been
alfered, and fhe objecfs on loan from fhe Museum für Völker
kunde, Vienna, have been incorporafed in fhe serial numerafion
according fo fheir dafe, where necessary by fhe addifion ol a
leffer as suffix (e. g. 141 Teaching Buddha, below, scene of
adoralion, Gandhara; 141 a Buddha wifh Indra, Brahma, and
fhe guardians of fhe four direcfions of fhe universe, Gandhara).
The exhibifs in groups 1 Io 9 are lisfed in chronological Order,
fo correspond wifh fheir arrangemenf in fhe rooms of fhe
Künsflerhaus. The lisl on page 53 indicafes fhe culfural epochs of
fhe individual exhibifs according fo fheir numbers (e. g. Indus
Civilizafion, Nos. 1—53; Maurya Civilizafion, Nos. 54—63). A
selecf lisf explains fhe Sanskrif words and fechnical ferms of
iconography fhaf occur repealedly in fhe descripfions of fhe
individual pieces and in fhe infroducfory essay by H. Goefz
pages 44—46). The lisf of museums fhaf have lenf exhibifs also
confains a bibliography of fhe mosf imporfanf works dealing
wifh fhe pieces on show (pages 47—49). Finally, in fhe lisf of
origin of fhe exhibifs, fhe cafalogue indicafes fhe sifes where
fhey were found (page 52).
Of parficular inferesf is fhe map indicafing fhe mosf imporfanf
archaeological sifes of fhe Indo-Pakisfan sub-confinenf. This map
is faken from fhe book "Indien’ by H. Goefz (Baden-Baden 1959).
Notes on the Catalogue
The chronological fable on page 51—52 gives a survey of Indian
dynasfies and arfisfic periods from 2500 B. C. fo fhe presenf day.
The main body of fhe cafalogue lisfs fhe exhibifs by number
and gives a brief descripfion ol each. Each enfry also quofes fhe
malerial and colour of the exhibif, ifs heighf and widfh in cenfi-
melers, fhe place of origin, as well as fhe disfricf or province of
fhe Republic of India or of her neighbours, EasI and West
Pakistan, Nepal, or Tibet, in which the object was found, fhe
dafe, and the arfisfic period. The museum where the exhibif is
normally on show and ifs museum number are quoted alter fhe
official English designation. The lelters V. S. refer fo the Vikrama
style ol reckoning dales; fo convert fo Christian reckoning, sub-
stracf 56 years. An asierisk indicafes fhaf fhe exhibif is illusfrafed
in fhe appendix.
Sanskrif vowels are pure, as in Latin and German, and nof
diphthongized, as in English. Words like "Sfupa" are sfressed on
fhe first syllable; names like "Hanuman” are usually sfressed on
fhe third-last syllable. H is disfinctly aspirated affer a consonanf,
as in "Gandhara", "Buddha", efc. V as in "Vishnu", y as in
"Himalaya", j as in "Rajah", and ch as in ’Sanchi’ are pro-
nounced as in English. For reasons of space if is impossible fo
go info fhe fine poinfs of Sanskrit pronunciation, for example, fhe
difference belween fhe palatal and cerebral s. If should, how-
ever, be poinfed ouf fhaf the s as in ’Siva’ and the sh as in
"Ganesha" are usually pronounced like an English sh.
