Art, Sculpture & Rock Art
Lion Capital of Ashoka
c. 250 BCEMauryan sculptorsSarnathUttar Pradesh
250 BCE
A polished sandstone capital of four addorsed lions atop an Ashokan pillar.
- Dated
- 250 BCE
- As scholars put it
- c. 250 BCE
- Originator
- Mauryan sculptors
- Source text
- Sarnath
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Discipline
- Art, Sculpture & Rock Art
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
A masterwork of Mauryan sculpture.
Fair to say
A sculptural and political icon.
Path to modern innovation
India's national emblem, seen on currency and documents.
Transmission
Adopted as the State Emblem of India.
References
- 1ASI
- 2National emblem records
Further reading
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