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Indian Art
Queen Maya’s dream, railing medallion from the Bharhut stupa. Shunga, 2nd C. BC. Red sandstone, D. about 21 ½ in. Indian Museum , Calcutta
King Vidudabha visiting the Buddha, from the Bharhut stupa, 2nd C. BC. Red sandstone, H. 1 8 7/8 in. Free gallaery of Art, Washington , D.C.
Buddha from Gandhara Kushan mid 2nd C. AD or later Schist, H. 4ft 7 ½ in. Central Museum,
Lahore
Gold Coin of Kanishka bearing representations of the Buddha (right) and the king. Kushan, late 1st early 2nd C. AD. Museum of fine arts Boston, Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Athena or Roma from Gandhara Kushan late 2nd C. AD. Schist, H 3 2 ¾ in. Central Museum, Lahore
Sections of frieze from Gandhara showing the birth of the Buddha and the assault of Mara's host. Kushan, 2nd C.AD. Free gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Detail of a frieze from Gandhara showing the first sermon in the Deer Park and the death of the Buddha
Bodhisattva from the Gandhara Kushan C. AD 150-200. Schist, H. 22in. Museum of
Fine Arts, St Peterburg, Fla.
Guldara, ruins of a Gandharan stupa
Votive stupa from Loriyan Tangai, Swat valley, Gandhara. Kushan , Schist, H. 4ft 9in
Indian Museum, Calcutta
Bamiyan, Afghanistan, colossal rock-cut Buddha. Gupta style, H 175ft
Ajanta the rock cut chaitya halls and viharas around the gorge 2nd C. BC 7th C. AD the numbers refers to the
caves, sequence not their chronology
Ajanta cave view 1 from the assembly hall toward the shrine. Gupta , late 5th C.
Ajanta cave 1 wall painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani. Gupta, probably late 5th C.
Ajanta cave 1 detail of painted ceiling. Gupta, probably late 5th C.
Ajanta cave 17 wall painting illustrating the Vishvantara Jataka 5th C.
Ajanta cave 17 wall painting illustrating the Simhala Adavana Gupta 5th C