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Tree & serpent : early Buddhist art in India

by John Guy

This study examines the development of early Buddhist art in southern India from 200 BCE to 400 CE. It documents sculptural works from recently excavated sites in the Deccan, detailing the region's cultural links with the Hellenised and Roman worlds.

Accession 28684 ISBN 9781588396938 Publisher Metropolitan Museum of Art
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