Intercourse between India and the Western World from the Earliest Times to the Fall of Rome c7.47
Intercourse between India and the Western World from the Earliest Times to the Fall of Rome c7.47
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² And also, of course, that of Assyria through Persia. The fact that the Persian element is so thoroughly assimilated (unlike the crude mixture of East and West in the Gandhāra sculptures) shews that Persian influence had been long felt in India in the days of Aśoka. Persia, no doubt, suggested to Mauryan artists the use of stone instead of wood, brick, and stucco.