TAB^E OF CONTENTS

PR EFA C E HI

A c k n o w l e d g e m e n t v i

L i s t o f A b b r e v i a t i o n s v m

S c h e m e o f T r a n s l i t e r a t i o n k

L i s t o f I l l u s t r a t i o n x i l i

C H A P T E R - I

I n t r o d u c t i o n 1 - 8

C H A P T E R - H :

B a c k g r o u n d o f I n d i a n A m t H i s t o r y 9 - 2 7

C H A P T E R - H I :

C o n c e p t o f S c u l p t u r a l D e s i g n 2 8 - 5 1

C H A P T E R - I V :

S t y l e a n d T e c h n i q u e p F t h e s c u l p t u r e s 5 2 - 7 8

C H A P T E R - Y :

B a c k g r o u n d o f t h e A r t H i s t o r y o f A s s a m 7 9 - 1 0 0
CH APTER-VI:

S culptures of D ifferent P eriods in Assam 101-133

C H A PTE R -V II:

S culptures of Assam S tate M useum 134-200

C H A PT E R -V m :

C onclusion 201-206

G lossary 207-215

Appendix-I
R ecord of the I nventory L ist of S culptures from
A ssam S tate M useum 216-237

B ibliography 238-248

I llustration : P lates