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Terracotta Art in the Gangetic Valley: Under the Kushanas Indian Terracotta Sculpture: the Early Period, edited by Pratapaditya Pal,
| Title: | Terracotta Art in the Gangetic Valley: Under the Kushanas Indian Terracotta Sculpture: the Early Period, edited by Pratapaditya Pal, | | Author: | Mukherjee, Samir Kumar | | Publication: | Marg | | Enumeration: | Vol. 54 Issue 1, September 2002, p. 74-85 | | Abstract: | The Gangetic valley appears to be the pivotal region for the efforescence of terracotta art in the early historical period, more particularly during the Kushana and the Gupta periods. Easy availability of suitable clay in the riverine plains was conducive to the growth of this art tradition. Two distinct art trends were in vogue in the making of terracottas in the Kushana period. Besides the continuation of folk art tradition already in vogue from the preceeding centuries, the period witnessed the emergence of new forms, motifs and techniques due to the social and cultural impact of the influx of new races in the country. The representation of alien types as well as fashions in the terracottas reflect the racial influx which forms an important feature in the Kushana period. Terracotta art during the Kushana period may be classified into three regions on the basis of style, theme and general feature: (a) Indo-Gangetic region (b) Gandhara and its adjoining region (c) Sogdiana (situated between the rivers Oxus or Amudarya and Surdarya or Jaxartes) and Bactria (situated in the south of the Oxus, east of Heart and north-west of the Hindukush mountains). Of these three regions, the Gange-Yamuna Doab, the pivotal region in the early historical period, is the subject matter of the article. Source of Abstract: Provided by Publisher | | Tools: |
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