Indian Bronze Sculpture Flashcards
themes
- Famous place : ancient Region
ex: Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand - Chronology
ex. Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar
b) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
c) Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram
d) Varaha Image at Udayagiri - Place of Pilgrimage : Location
ex: Srisailam : Nallamala Hills
ex. Virupaksha temple
ex. Vijaya-Vittala temple
-Famous buddhist Shrine : Location
- meaning of particular term
ex. Panchayatan
-Famous Work of Sculpture
: Site
ex.image of Buddha’s Mahapariniravana : Ajanta
- utility of particular architectural piece
ex. Ibadat Khana of Fatehpur Sikri
-features of Indian rockcut
architecture
ex.oldest surviving ; made for whom ; for which faith -> Caves of badami,barabar,ellora
- All about chaityas & viharas
ex. What’s difference - all about Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara
ex. what are they - Subject of important pillar inscriptions
ex. allahabad inscription - important place : it’s present day location
ex. Udayagiri Caves – Maharashtra - Monastery : State
ex. Dhankar monastery Himachal Pradesh - Things related to tirthankars
ex. statue of gomateswara
-Location of biggest monateries
- Famous temples : which dynasty built
ex: khajuraho : Chandela
-Lingaraja temple -> asked twice
- Dynasty : painting in it’s reign
ex: Kushanas – Gandhara school - Indus valley civilizatiion
ex. Religious beliefs ; animals
Chronology of important temples,caves,images
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place of pilgrimage : Hills name
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All -Famous buddhist Shrine : Location
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All imp Temples : location
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Famous Work of Sculpture
: Site
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meaning of particular terms
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utility of particular architectural piece
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features of Indian rockcut
architecture.
ex:oldest surviving ; made for whom ; for which faith
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All about chaityas & viharas
ex.difference
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Subject of pillar inscriptions
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important place : it’s present day states location ex. Udayagiri Caves – Maharashtra
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Monastery : State
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structures related to tirthankars
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Biggest monastries of concerned religion
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