Indian Sculpture c5.s2.t5.3

c5.s2.t5.3

The crudity of some works (Kaniṣka casket, A.D. 78) is due to Scythian hands.⁷¹ Their firm and sharp linear strokes, however, have nothing to rest upon in the ambiguity of the Gandhāran output. Their impress does not outlive the second century A.D. The picturesquely melting folds and features after the third and up to the fifth century in Gandhāra are not arranged by Indian currents.⁷²