Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c13.s7.20
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c13.s7.20
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Of these only Sūrya, Śiva, and Gaja-Lakshmī were represented in Śuṅga art elsewhere prior to the development of the Kushāṇa sculpture. Sūrya riding on quadriga and three-eyed Śiva holding a triśūla represented on railing pillars at Bodhagaya. The earliest Śiva Liṅga representation is found at Gudimallam in South India and another at Bhita near Allahabad, in North India. Gaja-Lakshmī is represented in the art of Bharhut, Sanchi, Bodhagaya and Udaigiri-Khandagiri in Orissa and earlier Western Indian caves.