Asian Art - quiz 2

Maurya Dynasty 

• Chandragupta Maurya founded empire 322 BCE 

• Asoka (grandson of Chandragupta) ruled 273 BCE - 232 BCE

• modern day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal and Bangladesh 

Lion Capital of Ashoka and Ashoka pillar at Sarnath

• 250 BCE

• Sarnath

• Sarnath pillar established site of Buddha first sermon 

• Wheel of Dharma once above 4 lions

• sculpture made of Chunar

Yakshi 

• Mauryan period

• Found in Didarganj in 1917

• reflects purely Indian aesthetic ideal

Terracotta statuette of Yakshi

• Mauryan or early Shunga period - 200 BCE

• found at Bulandi Bagh, Patna

• static pose similar to Dedarganj yakshi

• elaborate “decorations” of headgear

Yakshi from Patna

• 200 BCE

• Patna

• chubby static pose

Male head from Sarnath

• 3rd century BC

• Sarnath

• Buff sandstone, 14.5 cm

• well preserved male sculptural head of Mauryan period

Silver punch marked coin of Mauryan empire

• 3rd century BCE

• used in Mauryan empire

• angular pieces of silver punched with multiple separate impressions (flowers, elephants etc.)

Fertility discs 

• 200 BCE 

• Maurya - ancient India 

• objects of unknown function common in Mauryan period