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POST-MAURYAN PHASE (c. 200 BCE-200 CE)

The Mauryan period witnessed production of splendid specimens of art by the state. With the emergence of social groups who could extend substantial patronage for production of specimens of art, new trends in art activities came about. In the post-Mauryan period, patronage by different social groups was the main reason behind the fact that art activities became so widespread all over India and beyond; it was no longer high art exclusively patronized by the state. There was also, from the Mauryan period onwards, a shift toward using non-perishable material i.e. stone as a medium of creative expression. There was also constant interaction in this period with those art forms that flourished beyond the frontiers of the Indian sub-continent. There emerged various schools of art.

Architecture

Architecture of the post-Mauryan period is mainly in the form of religious buildings. We can divide them into four categories:

1) Stupas

2) Cave architecture for monks of different religions

3) Royal Shrines of Kushanas

4) Free-standing Sunga pillars.

Stupa

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