Studies in Indian Art c12.s9.3

c12.s9.3

It is of some interest to note that in the repertoire of the decorative motifs familiar to the Mathur sculptors during the Kushāṇa period, the vine occupied an important place, probably next to lotus and Aśoka-tree. It has been possible to trace this feature on the following seven sculptures from Mathura, all of the Kushāṇa period :—