Art and Architecture 300 BC India (reign of Ashoka )
Asoka
ca. 322-185 BC
Art and architecture in Asoka's empire was scant, but reflected the importance of Buddhism. Some of Asoka's edicts, carved on pillars and rocks, form the earliest known epigraphs in the subcontinent.
There are 20 known pillars that Asoka commissioned. These pillars are made out of shafts of sandstone and display Buddhist symbols such as the wheel and the lion.
Asoka had a sculpture of four lions placed on top of each of his pillars.
These lions remain a national symbol of India today. Asoka's pillars are some of India's earliest major stone sculptures.
Ashoka Pillar Delhi
Ashoka Pillar Thailand
The artistic and Buddhist advancement under Asoka encouraged the further development of stone architecture
Art and Architecture 300 BC India (reign of Ashoka )
Asoka
ca. 322-185 BC
Art and architecture in Asoka's empire was scant, but reflected the importance of Buddhism. Some of Asoka's edicts, carved on pillars and rocks, form the earliest known epigraphs in the subcontinent.
There are 20 known pillars that Asoka commissioned. These pillars are made out of shafts of sandstone and display Buddhist symbols such as the wheel and the lion.
Asoka had a sculpture of four lions placed on top of each of his pillars.
These lions remain a national symbol of India today. Asoka's pillars are some of India's earliest major stone sculptures.
Ashoka Pillar Delhi
Ashoka Pillar Thailand
The artistic and Buddhist advancement under Asoka encouraged the further development of stone architecture
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