Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c10.2

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We are now moving to the art remains of the historical period, of which the Cyclopian walls of Girivraja or old Rājagṛiha founded by the kings of the Bṛihadratha dynasty, new Rājagṛiha founded by Bimbisāra of Śaiśunāga dynasty, and Pāṭaliputra founded by Ajātaśatru are noteworthy for throwing light on the fort and city architecture, besides the burial mounds at Lauriā Nandangarh with their wooden pillar and gold plaque of the Mother Goddess, crystal reliquary and other semi-precious objects from the Piparahwā Stūpa, polished ring stones about 40 in number found at several ancient sites and the pre-Mauryan antiquities from the Bhīr mound at Taxila form the main items of study.