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    The document discusses a seated Buddha sculpture from the Kushan period found near Katra-Tila, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is made of red sandstone, measures 75 cm, and is now preserved in the Government Museum in Mathura. The sculpture shows characteristics of the Gandhara style, including realistic drapery and tuft-like hair. The most important contribution of the Gandhara school was creating the first Buddha image.

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    The document discusses a seated Buddha sculpture from the Kushan period found near Katra-Tila, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is made of red sandstone, measures 75 cm, and is now preserved in the Government Museum in Mathura. The sculpture shows characteristics of the Gandhara style, including realistic drapery and tuft-like hair. The most important contribution of the Gandhara school was creating the first Buddha image.

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    Seated Buddha from Maurya Period

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    The document discusses a seated Buddha sculpture from the Kushan period found near Katra-Tila, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is made of red sandstone, measures 75 cm, and is now preserved in the Government Museum in Mathura. The sculpture shows characteristics of the Gandhara style, including realistic drapery and tuft-like hair. The most important contribution of the Gandhara school was creating the first Buddha image.

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    Art from Maurya Period, Seated Buddha

    Instruction: Go to Wikipedia.org and search for text Sarnath Buddha read and paste the information related to Sarnath Buddha and answer the following questions. Gandhara is the old name of the territory on the western bank of the Indus river. The early school flourished during the first and second century AD came to its maturity during the time of the Kusanas. These sculptures were found from Taxila in the west to Sarnath in the east. The most important contribution of the Gandhara school was the creation of the Buddha image. This image shows realistic rendering of drapery and tuft-like hair style on top of the head. One arm of this statue is missing, which probably was in Abhaya Mudra. This sculpture is made of Red Sand stone measuring 75 cm found near Katra-Tila, Mathura, UP dated to Kusana period now preserved in Government Museum, Mathura, UP. 1. The seated Buddha belongs to the ______________ style. 2. This sculpture is made of ______________ , dated to ______________ period.

    3. The most important contribution of the Gandhara school was the creation of ___________________ image.

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