Maurya and Shunga Art c16.29

c16.29

Fig. 27. Lomaśa Ṛishi Cave (Gaya, Bihar). Portion of facade showing translation into stone of wooden construction. Mark the elephants modelled almost in the round and in full plasticity; the flowing linear rhythm is also equally in evidence. A parallelism with the elephant of Dhauli is at once suggested. Since the facade is an exact translation from wood into stone, it may be presumed that the art represented by these animals and that of Dhauli was long in practice in wood, and perhaps also in clay. C. 275 B. C. Photo : A. S. I.