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Mathura (Gupta art)

Type Object Region India Time c. 1–500

Mathura, on the Yamuna tributary of the Ganges, was an important ancient Indian religious and artistic center whose Gupta-period Buddha image style (…

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  1. c. 1–300Mathura · IndiaFrom around the turn of the era to the 3rd century, Mathura, a key transport hub of northern India, gathered Brahmanical, Buddhist, and Jain artistic traditions, with active stone-carving workshops.
  2. c. 320–500Mathura · IndiaDuring the Gupta period of the 4th to 5th centuries, Mathura school Buddha images tended toward a classic canon: frontal standing poses, fine drapery folds, and serene faces, making it a model exporter of northern Indian Buddhist sculpture.

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