Maurya and Shunga Art c16.2

c16.2

Fig. 2. Lauriya-Nandangarh Column. Lion-crowned. Mark the elegant proportion and classic dignity of the shaft, and the harmonisation of the shaft, capital and the abacus. The crowning lion finds it difficult to fit itself in the round abacus ; its rump and hind legs project beyond the abacus in an unbalanced manner. Compared to the Basarh-Bakhira lion the present example is more tense and tight without doubt, also more clear and precise ; but stylisation is on the increase and both form and treatment tend to be more conventional. C. 243 B. C. Bears an edict of the 27th year of Asoka's region. Photo : A. S. I.