INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When did the best productions of Gandhara sculpture appear?
A
Mauryan Period
B
Gupta Period
C
Kushana Period
D
Harsha Period
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Option C: Kushana period was the time when the Gandhara school of art flourished. This is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kushan art, the art of the Kushan Empire in northern India, flourished between the 1st and the 4th century CE. It blended the traditions of the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, influenced by Hellenistic artistic canons, and the more Indian art of Mathura.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Gandhara School of Art was developed during the reign of Kushanas. It was an intricate part of the Indian history and it is uniquely associated with the Greco-Roman style of Art.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gandhara style of art emerged during the Kushana period in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Kushana. Gandhara attained its height from the 1st century to the 5th century under the Buddhist Kushan Kings. A unique style of Buddhist sculpture called Gandhara art developed in ancient times in the Gandhara region of the Indian subcontinent.

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