Art of India (300 BC - 1000 AD)


(See also: India Resource Page)

Web Resources
India Before 1000 AD. Mike Gunther
South Asia Image Collection. U Penn
Ancient India, from World Civilizations. Richard Hooker
Early Buddhist Art, Later Buddhist Art, and Early Hindu Art. K. M. Linduff
Ellora Caves. Sacred-destinations.com
Ellora Caves. Wikipedia
Emperors of India. Kelley L. Ross
The Gates at Sanchi. Roger Shepherd
India, from Art Images For College Teaching
Mahabalipuram. G. Karthikeyan
The Mauryans, The Kushan Empire, and The Guptas. University of Washington
Photo Gallery of Ajanta Caves. Archaeological Survey of India

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1. Indian Art before 300 AD
Chauri 2c BC replica Earrings 1c BC Reliquary 1c AD Buddha 1c AD Attendant 1-3c Drunken Courtesan 2c Yakshi 2c
Yakshi 2c Maitreya 2c Buddha 2c Buddha 2c Fasting Buddha 2-3c "Atlas" 3c Siddhartha 3c

2. Indian Art 300 - 600 AD
Kubera 4c Buddha 4-5c Buddha 4-5c Krishna Govardhana 4-6c . Varaha early 5c Ganga 5c Vishnu 5c
Vishnu mid 5c Buddha 6c

3. Indian art 600 - 1000 AD
Vishnu 7c Shiva 7-8c Ganesh 8c Chamunda 9c Matsya 9c Buddha 9c Avalokiteshvara 11c

[last updated: July 28, 2013]


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