Thursday, February 03, 2005

Arts, South Asian, Indian sculpture in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC: relief sculpture of Andhradesa

Besides the schools of northern India, a very accomplished style also existed in southeast India; the most important sites are Jaggayyapeta and Amaravati, activity at the latter site extending well into the 2nd century AD. The early remains are strikingly similar to those at Bharhut, the relief generally even shallower and the modelling comparatively flat. In contrast

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