Prehistoric Paintings: Picture Gallery



Prehistoric Dancers
Illustrations by K.L.Kamat based on prehistoric cave paintings of Central India
Prehistoric Dancers
Pre-historic Khedda?
Elephant Hunt
Cave painting of early historic period of Ahiraura depicts use of noisemakers and animals, just like the Khedda system prevalent in Mysore till 19th century

Prehistoric Humans, Central India
Prehistoric Humans, Central India

Prehistoric Goddess?

Pre-historic Rock Shelter Painting
Pre-historic Rock Shelter Painting
Prehistoric Theater
Hunting Scenes

Prehistoric Cow
Illustration based on cave shelter painting
Animal Motifs from India
Paintings of Birds
Birds as Drawn by Early Humans
Birds depcited in hunting rituals

The Pregancy - Prehistoric Cave Painting
Point to ponder: The deer conceiving an elephant shows extraordinary imagination of the artist. Or was it his ignorance?
The Pregancy - Prehistoric Cave Painting
Prehistoric Theater
Prehistoric Theater

Man's First Shelter
Anthropology shows us that early humans used rock shelters as habitat. Shown above is a rock shelter that houses prehistoric art and artifacts.
The Rock Element
Prehistoric Art of India

Rock Shelter of Adamgad
Rock Shelter of Adamgad
Prehistoric Petroglyph
Prehistoric Petroglyph

Pre-historic Rock Shelter Painting
Central India
Prehistoric Art of India
Death in Indian Culture
Journey of the Dead to Heaven
Illustration based on art of pre-historic Indians

Prehistoric Dancers
Prehistoric Art of India
Pre-historic Rock Shetlter Painting, Madhya Pradesh
Pre-historic Rock Shetlter Painting, Madhya Pradesh

Prehistoric Art of India
Prehistoric Art of India
Line Drawings - Hunting Scene

Antelopes and battle scenes in prehistoric painting, Piklihal, Raichur dist., 1982
Antelopes and battle scenes in prehistoric painting, Piklihal, Raichur dist., 1982
Plucking Fruits
Plucking fruits: pre-historic cave painting

Prehistoric Art
Prehistoric Theater
A pre-historic rock painting of a deer, Bhimbetka in Central India
A pre-historic rock painting of a deer, Bhimbetka in Central India

Prehistoric Design
Indian Designs
Prehistoric Theater
Prehistoric Theater

The First Discovery of Rock Painting in India
A.Carlyne and J. Cockburn first discovered the rock paintings in India in the year 1880.
Prehistoric Rock Paintings of India
Prehistoric Sports
Rider on a Decorated Horse
Illustration based on cave shelter painting

See Also:

Kamat's Potpourri The Timeless Theater Cave Paintings of India Gallery of Prehistoric Rock Paintings from India