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Indian Temple Nubs, Sardinia's Sacred Wells & Sigiriya with Santo Bartez — Part 4 of 7 | Classics Rotation
Santo Bartez continues through India before moving to the Nuragic sacred wells of Sardinia and on to Sri Lanka, comparing crude nubs on finely finished stone, nubs grouped two, three, and four to a block, and nubs carved beside ponds and fountains. It is a good part for anyone tracking how the shapes change from one region to the next.
At an Indian temple complex in disrepair, Santo shows large, rough, crescent or "D" nubs on blocks, stairwells, columns, and walls whose surrounding stone is highly finished, and talks about how hard it is for activists to fund restorations. The host wonders…
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