Lecture 3: Buddhist Imperial Art Under the Mauryas
Sept. 17, 1996

  1. -- Plan

    c2300-1750BC. Harappa or Indus Valley Civilization Mohenjo-daro

  2. Harappan Culture? Indian -- Male torso from Harappa

    whole: front right c2300-1750BC red limestone New Delhi: National Museum of India

  3. -- Woman in wheat field

    Buchkala India

  4. -- Physical Geography of Indian Subcontinent

    whole India

  5. Maurya -- Palace at Pataliputra

    Plan 322-185BC Pataliputra now Patna

  6. Maurya -- Palace at Pataliputra

    ext:view of excavations of palisade 322-185BC Pataliputra

  7. Indus Valley -- Female Statuette, The Goddess, Mohenjo-daro

    full view, close up -2500-1500BC terracotta New Delhi Central Asian Ant. Museum

  8. Maurya -- Goddess Sri from Tamluk

    322-185BC Oxford: Ashmolean Museum x201

  9. Mauryan period Indian -- Yaksa from Patna, Bihar

    Standing male figure, headless; front 3c B.C. sandstone Calcutta: Indian Museum

  10. Maurya -- Chauri Bearer from Didarganj

    Full View: front right 322-185BC Patna: Patna Museum

  11. Maurya -- Chauri Bearer from Didarganj

    Upper Part: Back left 322-185BC Patna: Patna Museum

  12. Maurya -- Chauri Bearer from Didarganj

    Upper Part Front 322-185BC Patna: Patna Museum

  13. Maurya -- Standing Nude Torso from Lohanipur, Patna

    Back 322-185BC Sandstone Patna: Patna Museum

  14. Harappan Culture? Indian -- Male torso from Harappa

    whole: front c2300-1750BC red limestone New Delhi: National Museum of India

  15. Harappan Culture? Indian -- Male torso from Harappa

    whole: front c2300-1750BC red limestone New Delhi: National Museum of India

  16. Indian -- Lomas Rishi Cave, Barabar Hills

    Interior: "Hut" 3c B.C. Barabar Hills

  17. Maurya -- Sudama and Lomas Rishi Caves, Barabar Hills

    General View -357BC Barabar Hills

  18. Maurya -- Lomas Rishi Cave, Barabar Hills

    ext: Entrance 3rd c BC Barabar Hills

  19. Maurya -- Sudama Cave, Barabar Hills

    cell at left end 225BC Barabar Hills

  20. Mauryan Indian -- Dhauli Monumental Elephant

    Front right (partial view) Dhauli

  21. Chalcolithic period Indian -- Elephant from Daimabad

    whole: front left mid 2nd millenium BC bronze New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India

  22. Mauryan Indian -- Asokan pillar, Vaisali

    Lion pillar, view of site & full pillar Polished sandstone Vaisali

  23. Maurya -- Asoka Pillars

    Map showing locations 322-185BC

  24. Maurya -- Asoka Pillars

    Foundation Method B. (early Group) Rampurva Bull, Sankissa, Kausambi, Vaisali 322-185BC

  25. Maurya -- Asoka Pillars

    Foundation Method A. (Later Group) Sarnath, Topra, Lauriya-Nandangarh, Bampurva Lion, Gotihawa Drawing 322-185BC

  26. Maurya -- Asoka Pillars

    Foundation Method B. Drawing 322-185BC

  27. Maurya -- Asoka Pillars

    Foundation Method A. Drawing 322-185BC

  28. Mauryan period Indian -- Asokan Pillar, Lauriya-Nandangarh

    Full view; worshipped 3c B.C. Polished sandstone Lauriya-Nandangargh

  29. -- Plants: Rose Lotus from Benares

  30. Mauryan period Indian -- Asokan pillar, Sankisa

    Elephant capital; left 3c B.C. Polished sandstone Sankisa, U.P.

  31. Maurya -- Asoka Column, Rampurva

    Nr. 2 Bull Capital - Front Left 322-185 BC New Delhi: President's Palace

  32. Maurya -- Asoka Column, Rampurva

    No. 1 Lion Capital 322-185 BC Calcutta: Indian Museum

  33. Maurya -- Asoka Column, Sarnath

    Lion Capital 322-185 BC Sarnath: Sarnath Museum

  34. Mauryan period Indian -- Asokan pillar, Sarnath

    Lion capital, detail: lion 3c B.C. Polished sandstone Sarnath: Sarnath Museum

  35. Maurya -- Asoka Column, Sarnath

    Compare Persepolis Column Capital w Lion Protome (5th c. BC) 322-185 BC Sarnath

  36. Maurya -- Asoka Column, Sarnath

    Drawing of Original Proportions 322-185 BC Sarnath

  37. -- Persepolis Hall of 100 Columns

    Reconstruction. Interior. Persepolis

  38. Maurya -- Asoka Column, Sarnath

    Drawing of Original Proportions 322-185 BC Sarnath

  39. -- Plants: Rose Lotus from Benares

  40. Mauryan period Indian -- Asokan pillar, Sarnath

    Lion capital 3c B.C. Polished sandstone Sarnath: Sarnath Museum

  41. Mauryan period Indian -- Asokan pillar, Sarnath

    Abacus of Lion capital: detail -Bull 3c B.C. Polished sandstone Sarnath: Sarnath Museum

  42. Mauryan period Indian -- Asokan pillar, Sarnath

    Abacus of Lion capital: detail -Elephant (close up) 3c B.C. Polished sandstone Sarnath: Sarnath Museum

  43. Mauryan period Indian -- Asokan pillar, Sarnath

    Abacus of Lion capital: detail -Lion 3c B.C. Polished sandstone Sarnath: Sarnath Museum

  44. Mauryan Indian -- Asokan pillar, Topra

    Shaft of pillar with Asokan edicts 3c BC Polished sandstone Delhi

  45. -- Plants: Rose Lotus from Benares