A)Write about the origin and development of ‘Indian Bronze Sculpture'.
B)Explain 'Lakshmi Narayana' Sculpture.
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(A).Bronze is an alloy of basically copper and tin. ... The alloy-making process of mixing metals was known to the ancient Indians. Bronze sculptures and statuettes of various icons of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism have been found from various parts of India dating from the 2nd century CE to the 16th century CE.
(B).In this article we discuss about the Indian Bronze Sculptures. The post deals with bronze casting technique, bronze sculptures in North and South India, and some of the important examples of bronze sculptures like Nataraja. As you rightly guessed, this article too is a part of the Indian Culture series based on the NCERT textbook ‘An Introduction to Indian Art’. In the previous posts we have discussed in detail about the Temple Architecture, Post Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture, etc. This is a continuation of those posts and the second last entry in the series.