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Mathura of the Gods
| Title: | Mathura of the Gods | | Author: | de B. Codrington, K. | | Publication: | Marg | | Enumeration: | Vol. 9 Issue no. 2; March 1956, p. 41-49 | | Abstract: | Of the five continuous phases of Mathura sculpture (pre-Kushan, Kushana, post-Kushana, Gupta, and later medieval) the article analyses the sculptures of the first two phases. There are only a few fragments of pre-Kushan sculptures -- various pillars, railing bars, medallions with carvings of human figures corresponding to the Bharhut yakshas and yakshis, and a railing-pillar in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The Kushana sculptures include a statue of Kanishka, a standing Bodhisattva, three types of seated Buddhas and Bodhisattva, fragmentary ayagapatas or votive tablets (mostly Jaina), and pedestals of large images. The beginnings of the Mathura school are purely Indian, but a slight Gandharan influence is apparent from the period of the Kushana king Vasudeva. There are similarities between Kushana and post-Kushana Mathura sculptures and the contemporary school of Amaravati; there is also a close correspondence between Kushana figure sculptures of the middle period and the sculptures of the later cave temples at Karle and Kanheri. Source of Abstract: Provided by Publisher | | Tools: |
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