[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Maurya and Shunga Art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.ray-1945) › c3.1 # Maurya and Shunga Art c3.1 Maurya and Śuṅga Art c3.1 - **Language:** English ### [c3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.ray-1945.c3.1) The art of the time when the Mauryas and Śuṅgas were the paramount rulers in our country is a subject that has often been studied; indeed, the monumental pillars of Aśoka and the elaborate bas-reliefs on the gates and railings of Barhut and Bodh-gaya are today some of the more important objects of Indian art with which those interested are most familiar. The choice of such a familiar subject for fresh and separate treatment in the form of a monograph requires therefore a word of explanation. - [Previous: c2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.ray-1945.c2.19) - [Next: c3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.ray-1945.c3.2) - [Up: c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.ray-1945.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.ray-1945.c3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.ray-1945.c3.1) · Pramāṇa