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Bihar eastern up is source of all major religions in India post hinduism, >Jainism >Buddhism >Sikhism In fact, same region was hub for North Black Polish Ware culture which coincides with first set of urbanization post fall IVC and it was first ...
Didn't know there was a new Dan Brown novel out bh...
Reading it now. It's great. Feel like I'm back in my school and college days.
Greco-Romans
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No.681
They were way ahead of there time, unlike them not a single indian empire focused much on art & literature except guptas, classical and medieval era indian sculptures are the only ones that come near them, their aesthetics were perfect, not even later europeans were able to match them...
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No.682
>>681(OP)
Greco-buddhist sculptures, greek art had a great influence
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No.684
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No.694
>>681(OP)
Different ideals.
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No.697
>>694
Greek one looks better
And what are the names of the statues you posted, i know first picrel is yakshi
>classical and medieval era indian sculptures are the only ones that come near them,
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No.700
I never understood why people hype mauryans so much, that empire lacks soul, only reason our chutiya government praise them is cuz they want buddhist/bhimta votes
Their sculptors are ugly
jglZy6
No.706
>>697
Yeah Greeks were more interested in depicting ideal "human" life even on their gods. Indians were moreinto divine essence, so who cares if God has sixpack it's still God.
jglZy6
No.707
>>700
Mauryan empire isn't shilled for its art. Only for its administrative framework, martial tradition and progressive society for 300 bc. Anyway mauryan art.
jglZy6
No.708
>>697
Saraswati and Vishnu
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No.714
Bumping for Greco-Buddhist sculpture
