Indian Art: A history of Indian art from the earliest times up to the third century A. D

2nd cent Amaravati amongst ancient animals architectural architraves artists Aśoka beautiful Bharhut Bodhi Tree Bodhisattva Brahmanical bricks Buddha Buddha image Buddhist bull capital carved cave centre century B. C. Chaitya Chaitya hall Chakra coins cross-bars cult culture decorative deities depicted Devas Dharma Dharmachakra divine elephant excavations feature female figures figurines flowers four front Gandhāra gateways gods gold Gupta Harappa head human Indian art Indra Indus Valley inscription Jaina Jātaka Kālidāsa king known Kubera later lion Lion-capital literature lotus Mahā Mathura Mauryan Mauryan art Mithuna Mohenjo-daro monuments Mother Goddess motif Museum Nāga ornaments paintings palace plaques polish pottery railing pillars religious represented Rigveda ring-stone roof round Sanchi Sarnath scenes sculpture seals seated shaft showing shown side similar Śiva slabs specimens standing stone Stupa style Sunga Surya symbol Taxila temple Terracotta tradition triratna Uttarakuru Vedic Vedikā Vihāra Vishņu walls wooden worship Yaksha