Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c11.164
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c11.164
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(5) There is one more difference of a conspicuous character. The Achaemenian shaft when erected independently is made up of several segments while the Mauryan pillars are monolithic. The Persian columns show the requirements of stone while the Mauryan pillar is connected with the originals of timber construction which were made of entire logs of wood.