Archaeological Remains of Ancient India

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Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves reliefs

Made by emperor Kharavela, 1st century BC

 

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Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves reliefs

Made by emperor Kharavela, 1st-2nd* century BC

The styles, clothing, etc, etc. of Khalinga, Sunga, Satavahanas, etc are very similar. The Mauryans probably spread the similar culture, clothing, architecture etc. Or it was like that before them.

*The guard in the last image is wearing some very a-typical clothing.

 

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Some Gupta Art

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Atypical clothing found in Gupta art

Sassaind Clothing

 

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Bharhut Stupa Railing relief(Sunga empire), 2nd century BC

Clothing, culture, architecture etc, etc, etc from the reliefs made by the Kalingans, Andras, Sungas, etc(Mauryan successors) are extremely similar. Very interesting considering they're far from each other.

 

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Bharhut Stupa Railing relief(Sunga empire), 2nd century BC

 

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Bharhut Stupa Railing relief(Sunga empire), 2nd century BC

 

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Bharhut Stupa Railing relief(Sunga empire), 2nd century BC

 

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Persian Diplomat

Ajanta Caves Paintings

 

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thank you @Shaitan for the visual treat!

 

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Raja Raja Chola

Chola paintings

Ajanata Cave painting of an emperor receiving foreign diplomats.

 

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Amaravati stupa fragments with reliefs on them

 

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Amaravati stupa fragments with reliefs on them

 

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Amaravati stupa fragments with reliefs on them

 

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Pitalkhora Cave Paintings


Not the dreadlocks

 

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Pitalkhora Cave art

Satavahana period

 

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These are the oldest found paintings in India, in Ajanta caves. The paintings there date to 2nd century BC to 5th century AD. Which is the early Satavahana to the Gupta, Vakataka, etc period. You no longer can take images of them because of the damage done.

The King with the Ladies

Soldiers carrying axes, bows and arrows and spears.

Drawings based on the paintings

http://chandrashekharasandprints.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/traces-of-an-empire-rock-cut-temples-of-ajantha-part-iii/

 

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Ancient Indian Anthropomorphic Figures

A very important symbol to the people in the region. But we have no clue what it means.

Anthropomorph, ca. 1500 B.C.
Ganges region

In India, find spots for ancient copper objects are located primarily in the basin of the Ganges River in modern-day Uttar Pradesh. The hoards, which contained celts, harpoons, rings, and figural sculptures loosely identified as anthropomorphs, date to a period of Indian history about which little is known. Although it is now generally assumed that these copper objects were made by indigenous people living in the area, the function and meaning of the objects remain unclear.
Made from molds and then embellished with hammering, anthropomorphs are characterized by semicircular heads resting directly upon the shoulders, volutelike arms held akimbo, and pointed open legs. Alternatively identified as male or female, these figures may have been emblems of fertility used in magical, religious, or political practices.

These anthropomorphic figures, harpoons, ax blades (celts), and antennae swords were cast and hammered from unalloyed copper. They may be dated to 1500 to 1000 B.C. Given that pure copper is a relatively soft metal and most of the objects show little or no signs of wear, it seems likely that their function was largely dedicatory. Hoards of such objects have been found across north India, the greatest concentration being in Uttar Pradesh. The findspots suggest they were ritually deposited in rivers or marshes, though several related antennae swords were recorded in late Indus Valley civilization (ca. 1500 B.C.) burials at Sanauli.

Mauryan period, 2nd century BC

Dish with a Bee Pollinating a Lotus

Shunga Vessel

Shunga period. 1st century BC

Female figure in gold

1st-2nd century

 

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Toy Cart

Shunga, 1st century BC

More Shunga period art. 1st-2nd century BC