Lecture 4: Shunga Art and Buddhist Populism
Sept. 19, 1996

  1. Maurya -- Asoka Column, Rampurva

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

  2. Mauryan period Indian -- Cauri bearer from Didarganj

    Head, front right 3c B.C. Polished sandstone Patna: Patna Museum

  3. Maurya -- Chauri Bearer from Didarganj

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

  4. Maurya Indian -- Colossal male figure ("Yaksa") from Parkham, Uttar Pradesh

    Front c2-1c BC sandstone Mathura: Government Museum

  5. Sunga -- Sunga palm capital from Besnagar

    stone Gwalior Gwalior Museum

  6. Sunga -- Sunga bull capital from Mathura

    stone Lucknow Lucknow Museum, J642

  7. Maurya -- Kubera Yaksha, Besnagar, Vidisha Dist.

    full view angle sandstone Vidisha: State Museum

  8. Maurya -- Yakshi from Besnagar, Vidisha Dist.

    front right 2nd c bc Calcutta: Indian Museum

  9. Sunga -- Sunga capital from Bulandibagh (Bihar)

    -2nd c.BC buff sandstone Patna: Patna Museum A187

  10. Sunga -- Lovers relief from Kausambi

    -185-72 BC terracotta New Delhi: National Museum of India

  11. Sunga -- Sunga Ksatrapa lintel from Mathura

    stone Lucknow Lucknow Museum, J535

  12. Sunga -- Sunga Ksatrapa lintel from Mathura

    detail stone Lucknow Lucknow Museum, J535

  13. Sunga -- Heliodorus Pillar from Besnagar

    full view -185-72 BC

  14. Sunga -- Heliodorus Pillar, Besnagar

    excavation of mound beside pillar c1965 -185-72 BC

  15. -- Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi Temple

    Bodhi Tree 2nd c. AD Bodh Gaya

  16. -- Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi Temple

    Dwg: constr. around bodhi tree - left Bharhut; right Sanchi 2nd c. AD Bodh Gaya

  17. -- Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya Temple Vajrasana

    SCPT: altar placed where buddha meditated -3rd c. BC Bodh Gaya

  18. Indian -- Mahabodhi Temple

    SCPT: Mauryan Vajrasana, (det.) pecking geese motive Bodh Gaya

  19. Sunga -- Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi Temple

    SCPT: Sunga rondel post 9 - adoration of sacred tree Bodh Gaya

  20. -- Bharhut Stupa

    SCPT: Bodhi Tree worship - Calcutta: Indian Museum -2nd c BC Bharhut

  21. -- Sanchi Stupa 2

    ext: View from the East -2nd c. BC Sanchi

  22. -- Sanchi Stupa 2, pillar 88b

    det. man and lion Sanchi

  23. -- Sanchi Stupa 2, pillar No. 52a

    det. medallion, vase, birds Sanchi

  24. -- Sanchi Stupa 2

    ext: south gate from East -2nd c. BC Sanchi

  25. Indus Valley Indian -- Male torso from Harappa.

    back view -c2300-1750BC limestone New Delhi: National Museum of India

  26. -- Yupa sacrificial pillar from Kota

    profiles plan & scale 2nd c. AD Kota

  27. Sunga -- Mahabodhi Temple, Sunga railing: cave

    SCPT: Sunga railing: cave Bodh Gaya

  28. Sunga -- Mahabodhi Temple

    SCPT: pillar panel showing worship of wheel Bodh Gaya Site Museum

  29. -- Bharhut Stupa

    SCPT: Prasenajit pillar, side relief, upper part, showing stupa - Calcutta: Indian Museum -2nd c BC Bharhut

  30. -- Bharhut Stupa

    SCPT: gateway and railing - Calcutta: Indian Museum -2nd c BC Bharhut