Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c14.55

c14.55

I would consider it as one of the best creation of Gandhāran art, its charming beauty, pose and drapery, all testifying to unique æsthetic perfection. A statuette with a scabbard secured to a loose belt on the left side shows the ancient Scythian goddess Nanāiā probably of 2nd cent. A. D. A large number of stone dishes, probably used for toilet or as cosmetic trays and generally made of blue schist or steatite or soap-stone have been found as a side branch of Gandhāra art depicting such scenes as Ap llo and Daphni (Ingholt, figs. 479), Dioscuri showing Castor and Pollax the two Aśvin deities of classical mythology (ibid., figs. 480), amorous couple (ibid., 483), woman riding on sea-monster (ibid., 484), couple with wine-cups and drinking scenes (ibid., 485-486), etc.