History of early stone sculpture at Mathura, ca. 150 BCE-100 CE / by Sonya Rhie Quintanilla ; with a preface by Pramod Chandra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mace, Sonya Rhie.

Series:

Studies in Asian art and archaeology ; v. 25.

Studies in Asian art and archaeology, 1380-782X ; v. 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sculpture, Mathurā.

Sculpture, Ancient--India--Mathura.

Sculpture, Ancient.

Stone carving--India--Mathura.

Stone carving.

Decoration and ornament, Architectural--India--Mathura.

Decoration and ornament, Architectural.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (538 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume provides the first comprehensive analysis and chronology of the earliest known stone sculptures from the north Indian city of Mathura, dating prior to the famous Kushan period. It includes numerous new attributions of objects based primarily on epigraphic and visual analysis. The sculptures attributable to these pre-Kushan periods reveal new evidence for the reasons behind the emergence of the anthropomorphic image of the Buddha at Mathura, the predominance of a heterodox sect of Jainism, and the proliferation of cults of nature divinities. This book provides a wealth of reference material useful for historians of early Indian art, religion, and epigraphy. The book is illustrated with over three hundred photographs, and it includes epigraphic appendices with complete transcriptions and updated translations.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Chapter One. Evidence For Stone Sculpture At Mathura Before The Mid-Second Century Bce / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Chapter Two. Abstracted Forms: The ‘Bharhut Style’ Of The Mathura Region (Ca. 150 Bce) / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Chapter Three. Iconographic Diversification And Narrative Maturation (Ca. 120–75 Bce) / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Chapter Four. Àyàgapatas: Defining The Framework / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Chapter Five. The Emergence Of Naturalism (Ca. 50–20 Bce) / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Architectural Sculpture / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Chapter Six. Sculpture Of Mathura During The Reign Of Sodàsa (Ca. 15 Ce) / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Chapter Seven. Antedating Kaniska: Mathura Sculptures Of Ca. 50–100 Ce / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Chapter Eight. Concluding Remarks / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Appendix I. Inscription Transcriptions, Translations, And Notes / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Appendix II. List Of Àyàgapatas With Inscriptions And Epigraphical Notes / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Glossary / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Select Bibliography / S. Rhie Quintanilla

Index / S. Rhie Quintanilla.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-301) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-91721-4

9786611917210

90-474-1930-8

OCLC:

503441000

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004155374.i-490 DOI