Ancient Indian Costume c7.s3.7

c7.s3.7

The Kushan influence was felt in what developed into the Gandhara art and the art of Mathura which, while retaining the massive scale of Bharut and Sanchi, had carvings more sophisticated and images more flamboyant and sensuous than had been seen before. It is as if in the provocative display of courtesans with their sinuous bodies in the *tribhanga* pose and the delicate flower-like gesture of the hands, the foreigners had found aspects of the Indian experience that fired their imagination.