Art, Sculpture & Rock Art
Mathura sculpture school
1st-3rd c. CEMathura artisansMathura regionUttar Pradesh
1 CE
An indigenous red-sandstone school that also created early Buddha, Jain and Hindu images.
- Dated
- 1–300 CE
- As scholars put it
- 1st-3rd c. CE
- Originator
- Mathura artisans
- Source text
- Mathura region
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Discipline
- Art, Sculpture & Rock Art
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
A parallel to Gandhara.
Fair to say
Priority vs. Gandhara for the first Buddha image is debated.
Path to modern innovation
A foundational Indian sculptural tradition.
Transmission
Distributed images across northern India.
Museum objects
Loving Couple (Mithuna)Unreviewed
Crowned BodhisattvaUnreviewed
Architectural Frieze with Merman Playing Musical InstrumentsUnreviewed
References
- 1Art-historical scholarship
Further reading
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