Early Indian stone architecture, which was elaborately carved, was more like sculpture than building.

早期的印度石建筑通过精心的雕刻更像是雕塑而非建筑。

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Produced in Ningxia region of China Guangdong Province, a kind of sericite as the main component of Indian stone.

产于我国广东省宁夏地区的一种以绢云母为主要成分的印石。

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The structural system was essentially trabeated and with stone being the basic raw material for the Indian craftsman, construction could be carried out with minimal or no mortar.

建筑体系本质上是横梁式的，石头是印度工匠的基本原料，用最小的泥灰甚至不用泥灰来建成。

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The stone will be put up for auction in Bonhams' Indian and Islamic sale in London on 23 April.

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