Write few lines on the construction towards art by the Mauryans and the Sungans
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Maurya:-
- Ashoka = 1st to think in stone.
- Iran influence = polish pillar,etc.
Achaemenian influence = pillar but different as Mauryan = Polish Monolithic Sandstone Pillar while Achaemain = join by diff. stones.
- Pillar = Lauriya Nandargarh = Bihar , Sanchi and Sarnath.
- Persian + Indian = Bull capital - Rampurva -Bihar = lotus capital.
here = decoration Iranian influence , Bull - Indian.
- Indegineous = Dhauli = Orissa - elephant in stone.
- Buddhist largely ( Hinayana ) = stupas construction on large scale.
Sanchi , Barhut , etc = 9 stupas constructed.
-Other = Yakshas and Yakshi = indegineous .
Chauri bearer ( Yakshi ) in Bihar.
Handsome torso of male figure - Jain influence.
Sunga:-
Brihatratha = Pushyamitra sungha.
- mostly Central and eastern India.
- mostly indegenious and repair the existing.
thus simplicity and folk appeal.
- Brahmanism religion. hence largely perfection of Yakshas and Yakshis.
Monolithic free standing Yakshas in Gwalior and Mathura.
Sura Sundari = Yakshi considered as fertility symbol. etc.
- Repaired and decorated the existing architecture.
Barhut Stupa and Sanchi stupa.
Barhut = gateway was carved with Yaksha and Yakshis on wood and ivory ,etc.
- imp feature = inscription in bears sculptors name.
eg- Chulakota Devta = pillar gift of Arya Panthka.
Jovial figure from pithalkora caves bear name Krishnadas and also his profession as Goldsmith.
thus glorify the sculptor diff. from other art as simply a humble offering to God.
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