Professional Documents
Culture Documents
INTRODUCTION
BODY
1. Court art
2. Individual art
MAURYAN ART
PALACES CAVES
(KUMRAHAR,PATLIPUTRA) (BARABAR CAVES)
PILLARS SCULPTURE
(SARNATH PILLAR) (DIDARGANJ YAKSHINI)
STUPAS POTTERY
(SANCHI STUPA) (NBPW)
COINS
COURT ART
Known for its grandeur, there are many foreign references that
can be found such as
Unique Features
•
•
3. Stupa - are burial mounds of relics or ashes of dead which
dates back to times of vedic age. Mauryans developed this and
expanded stupas in more artistic way and was made popular by
Buddhism.
The core was made of unburnt brick and the outer part was
made of burnt brick covered with thick layer of plaster.
According to Buddhist literature, the stupa construction was
highest during Ashoka’s period (84000)
INDIVIDUAL ART
Criticism
Thus, Mauryan art and architecture was one of the finest art
developed in ancient India. They showed the unitary feature of the
state. They encouraged art and architectures that were to be
produced in future and still continues.
PYQ
Caves