The Buddhist Art of Gandhara: The Story of the Early School, its Birth, Growth and Decline c15.3
The Buddhist Art of Gandhāra: The Story of the Early School, its Birth, Growth and Decline c15.3
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c15.3
In the description which follows of typical sculptures belonging to the first phase of the Maturity period I shall start with the Sanghao-Nathu group, some earlier examples of which have already been noticed. Although provincial in character this group has the advantage of being relatively small and compact, with a style that is easily recognizable, and no doubts about the provenance of the pieces; so that the task of arranging them in chronological sequence is much simplified.