HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Marble
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State stone
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Granite
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Red sandstone
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Detailed explanation-1: -The stone used in the Mathura school of arts was red sandstone. The sculptures were less spiritual. They mostly used the spotted red sandstone for making sculptures and statues.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mathurā art, style of Buddhist visual art that flourished in the trading and pilgrimage centre of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, from the 2nd century bc to the 12th century ad; its most distinctive contributions were made during the Kushān and Gupta periods (1st–6th century ad).
Detailed explanation-3: -The sculptures of Mathura school were made using spotted red sandstone.
Detailed explanation-4: -Both sitting and standing posture of Buddha and Bodhisattvas were carved out in the Mathura school. The Standing Buddhas of the Sravasthi Sarnath and Kausambhi are finest example of Buddha image under this school.
Detailed explanation-5: -The stone used in Mathura school of arts is red sandstone.