Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c12.s14.15

c12.s14.15

¹ Other architectural and sculptural remains that are generally ascribed to the Maurya period, on either stylistic or traditional grounds, include (1) A railing (?) pillar with inscription from the Arjunapura site, Mathurā, now lost ; (2) the oldest parts, subsequently enclosed by later additions, of stūpas ; (3) foundations of chaitya-halls at Sāñchī and Sonārī ; (4) two Patna Yaksha statues, now in the Indian museum ; (5) a few fragments of grey polished stone-sculptures from Sārnāth ; (6) a few fragments of sculptures in red spotted sand stone from Mathurā ; (7) a fragmentary relief from Bhitā ; (8) fragments of a ribbed polished stone umbrella from Sāñchī ; (9) two carved perforated circular stone plaques from the Bhir mound site, Taxila ; (10) a considerable number of terracottas from such widely separated sites as Sārnāth, Basarh, Bulandi-bagh, Kumrahar and other places round about the old site of Pāṭaliputra, Bhitā, Nagari, Mathurā, Kosam, Sankissa and Taxila ; (11) a chauri-bearing Yaksha statue from Didarganj ; (12) a more than life size Yaksha statue from Parkham ; (13) torso of a Yaksha or king from Baroda, Mathurā ; (14) a seated image now worshipped as Manasā from near Parkham ; (15) two polished stone images with legs and heads broken off of Jaina Tīrthaṅkaras from Lohānipur, near Patna, and now in the Patna Museum ; and (16) a hooded serpent canopy from Rajgir. About nos. 1, 2 and 3 we are not in a position to make any definite assertion ; the only argument that labels No. 8 as Mauryan is the glossy polish of the stone ; it is difficult to say anything about the date of No. 9 ;