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of the Caves. This Ellora sculpture (6-7AD) is of much later date than the Begram ivories; still it is sufficient for showing the origins of the workmanship due to the use of its Indian symbolisms.
The influence of the cultural exchange between the trading partners was mutual. As the Indian art was appreciated abroad, so was the Western art and technical craftsmanship prized here. We find coins, grinding wheel, lamps, vessels, pottery of distinct western techniques in vogue here. A handsome sculptor of Poseidon Roman Sea-God is found at Kolhapur.
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Perhaps the most remarkable symbol of the trade and cultural exchange between the Indian and the Western World is the Ivory figurine found at Ter, Osmanabad. The maiden is beautiful, well-proportioned lady with a lot of jewelry. Her blue eyes markedly represent western aesthetics. The figurine can be dated between 150-170 AD.
In essence, the picture that emerges significantly of the period is that many of the Greek, Roman traders who came to India, afterwards, got settled in the country. They did fight wars for supremacy in trading and revenue interests. But, they also adopted the Indian languages, culture and religion. Eventually, they became one with the social fabric of the era. Inscriptions regarding donations for excavating caves, building water tanks on the trade route, donations for Hindu - Buddhist monks, building temples and monasteries, stories about marriage relations and religious conversions, all denote exchange of cultures. We can compare it with the collision of celestial galaxies, extremely violent at some parts to peaceful reorganizations at some other.
The archeological relics that we find in and around Marathwada area are remnant of this union of different social structures, denoting violent history at some parts to cunningly political, diplomatic, loving and peaceful period at others. The role of the massive force of the gravity was played without doubt by the trade and revenue in bringing the different societies together. The result of this amalgamation is the unique culture of India that we see today with its characteristic unity in diversity.