India Perspectives, Volume 11PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs, 1998 - India |
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... museum . T The Government Museum at Mathura , popularly known as Mathura Sangrahalaya , is one of the oldest museums in India . Particularly famous for sculptures from Sunga , Maurya , Kushana and Gupta periods in ancient India , the museum ...
... museum . T The Government Museum at Mathura , popularly known as Mathura Sangrahalaya , is one of the oldest museums in India . Particularly famous for sculptures from Sunga , Maurya , Kushana and Gupta periods in ancient India , the museum ...
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... Museum houses a beautiful image from the Kushana period , which shows the Buddha deeply engrossed in meditation . He has gone thin and his bones are visible , portraying prolonged austerities . It is believed that the early images of ...
... Museum houses a beautiful image from the Kushana period , which shows the Buddha deeply engrossed in meditation . He has gone thin and his bones are visible , portraying prolonged austerities . It is believed that the early images of ...
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... Museum is of Rishabhanatha sitting in padamasana posture ( 5th century AD ) . According to an estimate , the Mathura Museum contains about 33,500 art objects . Apart from 4819 stone sculptures , 2690 terracotta figures and 329 bronze ...
... Museum is of Rishabhanatha sitting in padamasana posture ( 5th century AD ) . According to an estimate , the Mathura Museum contains about 33,500 art objects . Apart from 4819 stone sculptures , 2690 terracotta figures and 329 bronze ...
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