Question

Observe a coin with the figure of Lion Capital of Sarnath for its own style. Tri to draw the figure adding some new elements to create a new form.Suggest the source of the high polish in this sculpture.

Answer 1

The Indo-Greek Kingdom or Graeco-Indian Kingdom[2] was an Hellenistic kingdom covering various parts of Afghanistan and the northwest regions of the Indian subcontinent(parts of modern Pakistan and northwestern India),[3][4][5][6][7][8] during the last two centuries BC and was ruled by more than thirty kings, often conflicting with one another.

Indo-Greek Kingdom


180 BC–AD 10

Territory of the Indo-Greeks circa 100 BC.

CapitalAlexandria in the Caucasus
Sirkap/Taxila
Chiniot
Sagala/Sialkot
Pushkalavati/CharsaddaCommon languagesGreek (Greek alphabet)
Pali (Kharoshthi script)
Sanskrit
Prakrit
(Brahmi script)Religion

Hinduism
Ancient Greek religion
Buddhism
ZoroastrianismGovernmentMonarchyKing 

• 180–160 BC

Apollodotus I

• 25 BC – AD 10

Strato II & Strato IIIHistorical eraAntiquity

• Established

180 BC

• Disestablished

AD 10Area150 BC[1]1,100,000 km2(420,000 sq mi)

Preceded bySucceeded byGreco-Bactrian KingdomArjunayanasAudumbarasIndo-ScythiansYaudheyasToday part ofPakistan
Afghanistan
India
Turkmenistan