Early Indian narrative art of Bharhut: photo 15
Photo 15 of 140 in Gallery: Early Indian narrative art of Bharhut
Image title: Figure 15. The Eastern Gateway
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Figure 15:—Upper part of the eastern gateway, Bharhut, Bharhut Gallery, Indian Museum, Kolkata. (Photograph by the author).
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The art of Bharhut, dominated by sculptural reliefs narrating a popular facet of Buddhism in the form of the immense Jataka literature, represent the emergence of visual narrative art in India.—Bharhut represents the earliest evidence of narrative art which display many story telling techniques.
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