Buddhist-inspired artists, technically and aesthetically influenced by…

249 BCE to 238 BCE

Buddhist-inspired artists, technically and aesthetically influenced by Achaemenid Persia, sculpt great pillars topped with enormous lotus capitals and lions (of which the best-preserved example is at Lauriya Nandangarh in northern India, executed in 242 BCE).

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Lauriya Nandangarh Bihar India View →

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Ashoka View →

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Buddhism View → Maurya Empire View →

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Iron Age India View → Classical antiquity View → Mauryan Empire, Conquests of the View →

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