Haloes : art questions

[tlclark]

One more:

The Halo: A Further Enquiry into Its Origin
E. H. Ramsden
The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Vol. 78, No. 457. (Apr., 1941), pp. 123-127+131.

This one I've read.

It argues that the appearance of the nimbus in both eastern and western contexts in the 3rd-4th C. indicates that the source is some-where between the two, and finds a source, the Hvareno, or solar disk used to distinguish the kaushan kings of Persia.

Incidentally, most of the Indian scholars agree it's origin is Western! The number of Western scholars acknowledging an eastern (perhaps even Buddhist) origin for the nimbus is far rarer.

But I have to point out that it is not impossible. A yakshi was indeed found in Pompeii and the extensive trade routes between the Red Sea and India are extensively documented.

Hope this helps.

Travis